PRICES: 
25 100 1000 5000 
3 yr.. No. 1 .$0.80 $2.00 $12.00 $50.00 WRITE FOR SPECIAL PRICES 
2 yr.. No. 1 .50 1.50 7.00 30.00 ON LARGE LOTS 
1 yr.. No. 1 .40 1.00 5.00 20.00 
Grown in the Famous Sussex County Belt, Where Strong, Sturdy, 
Fat Roots Are Produced 
Buy your plants from certified growers. We are the largest growers of Asparagus Crowns in the 
country. Our acreage under cultivation for the production of plants to supply commercial growers 
and gardeners runs up to 100 acres during a single season. Soil and climatic conditions here on the 
Peninsula are ideal for producing heavy crowns with sturdy, long, fat roots. 
Cultural Hints For Asparagus Growing 
Plant in rows five feet apart with crowns set two feet 
apart in the row. Plow a furrow five to six inches deep. 
Each crown should be set on a little mound of soil, 
spreading the roots in the same way as they grew. Cover 
at first with only two or three inches of fine soil, which 
should be well firmed over the roots. Put no more soil in 
the trench until shoots appear when they are again cov¬ 
ered. Repeat the operation until the trench is finally filled. 
After plants have grown through the summer following 
the spring planting, they are ready for plant food. A good 
top dressing of barnyard manure is fine during the month 
of November or sometime during early winter. Follow 
this with an application of Nitrate of Soda at the rate of 
100 to 200 pounds per acre in March before the tips 
appear. In the fall and every fall thereafter, cut the 
Asparagus stalks close to the ground and remove them 
from the field. 
CASH RETURNS IN APRIL AND MAY 
Profits from Asparagus are encouraging. It is ready 
for market in April and May before other crops are bring¬ 
ing in money. This is another reason why the growing 
of Asparagus is considered by our most prosperous agri¬ 
culturists. It gives them money early in the season at a 
time when it is most needed, and therefore, the funds 
received from Asparagus tips are more appreciated than 
that of any other crop produced on the farm. 
PLANTS PER ACRE 
Under the above schedule, it requires 4,356 plants to 
set an acre. Some growers prefer planting in rows spaced 
farther apart, due to the fact that they have some par¬ 
ticular spraying outfit which they are using for other 
purposes. Figures above are standard as to distance of 
planting and those most general in practice. 
- - Number per Acre 
Asparagus, etc* 
DISTANCE FOR PLANTING—SQUARE METHOD 
Distances for planting different kinds of fruit trees, etc., 
square method: 
Peach. 20 feet apart each way. 
Standard Apple. 35 feet apart each way. 
Cherry, Sour. 18 feet apart each way. 
Cherry, Sweet. 20 feet apart each way. 
Standard Pear. 20 feet apart each way. 
Plum. 20 feet apart each way. 
Grape Vines. Rows 8 feet apart, 8 feet apart in row. 
Currants and Gooseberries. Rows 4 feet apart, 4 feet apart 
in row. 
Blackberries. Rows 6 feet apart, 6 feet apart in row. 
Black Raspberries. Rows 7 feet apart, 4 feet apart in row. 
Red Raspberries. Rows 7 feet apart, 3 feet apart in row. 
Dewberries. Rows 4 feet apart 5 feet apart in row. 
Strawberries, Field Culture. Rows 4 feet apart, IV2 feet apart 
in row. 
Strawberries, Garden Culture. Rows 2 feet apart, 1 foot apart 
in row. 
Asparagus, in Field. Rows 5 feet apart, 2 feet apart in row. 
Asparagus, in Beds. Rows U/2 feet apart, 1 foot apart in row. 
RULES FOR OTHER DISTANCES 
Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by the dis¬ 
tance the plants are apart in the rows, and the product will 
be the number of square feet for each plant or hill, which, 
divided into the number of square feet in an acre (43,560), 
will give the number of plants or trees to an acre. 
NUMBER OF TREES REQUIRED TO SET AN ACRE AT 
VARIOUS DISTANCES 
Trees per Acre 
Trees planted 35 feet apart each way. 35 
Trees planted 30 feet apart each way. 49 
Trees planted 25 feet apart each way. 69 
Trees planted 20 feet apart each way. 109 
Trees planted 18 feet apart each way. 137 
Trees planted 16 feet apart each way. 170 
Trees planted 14 feet apart each way. 222 
Trees planted 12 feet apart each way. 302 
Trees planted 10 feet apart each way. 435 
Trees planted 8 feet apart each way. 680 
Trees planted 6 feet apart each way.1,210 
Trees planted 4 feet apart each way.2,722 
NUMBER OF PLANTS REQUIRED TO SET AN ACRE AT 
VARIOUS 
lxl ft.43,560 
2x2 ft.10,890 
3x1 ft.14,520 
3 x U/2 ft. 9.900 
3x2 ft. 7,260 
• 4x1 ft.10,890 
4 x 11/2 ft. 7,260 
DISTANCES 
4 x 2 ft.5,445 
5 x 1 ft.8,712 
5 x 2 ft.4,356 
6 x 1 ft.7,260 
6 x 2 ft.3,630 
7 x 1 ft.6,222 
7 x 2 ft.3,111 
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