start that AspaFogus Bed this Spring 
ASPARAGUS 
SOWING OF ASPARAGUS SEED 
Asparagus seed takes six weeks to sprout and break through the 
ground. In order to sow the seed thin enough and enable you to 
cultivate before the asparagus comes up, we suggest that you mix 
the seed with radish seed. Seed may be soaked in water for two or 
three days before planting to hasten sprouting. 
Seed should be sown as early as possible in the spring so as to give 
the plants a long growing season. The roots may be transplanted the 
following spring or may be left in the ground another year to be 
transplanted as two year olds. 
1 ounce should prepuce 250 roots. 
PLANTING OF ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Asparagus does best in well drained sandy ground. A soil that 
warms up early in the spring produces an early crop. A lot of work 
will be saved if the soil is free from quack grass. 
For convenience in cultivation, we suggest planting Asparagus 
Roots in rows. Dig a trench 8 to 10 inches deep and at least 1 foot 
wide. Place 1 inch of top soil in the bottom of the trench; well rotted 
manure may be mixed with this soil. Then pack firmly by tramping. 
We are now ready for the roots. Unpack and trim off all broken or 
bruised roots. Spread the roots out evenly in the bottom of the 
trench with crown or buds up. Cover and pack with top soil until the 
crowns arc covered to a depth of 2 inches. As the plants grow, fill in 
the trench until it is level. Rows should be 4 feet apart; roots 15 to 18 
inches apart in the row. 
If you follow these directions it will allow you to work above the 
roots in the spring and control the weeds. At the same time the roots 
arc shallow enough to insure an early crop. 
Do not use salt on asparagus beds. Salt controls weeds but heavy 
applications injure the asparagus. Cyanamid, a fertilizer high in 
nitrogen, applied in the early spring not only controls the weeds but 
feeds the plants. 
A very light cutting may be made the second season after the 
roots are planted but it is not advisable to make normal cuttings until 
the following year. 
^kMARY WASHINGTON: The best of the rust resistant strains 
developed by the United States Department of Agriculture. Shoots 
are large and grow more rapidly than other kinds. They are of an 
attractive green color with purple tops and are very tender and of 
splendid quality. 
SEED: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; yi lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25. 1 oz. of 
seed will produce 250 plants. 
ROOTS: One year No. 1 (weight about 65 lbs per 1000), Doz. 40 cts.; 
50 roots $1.00; 100 roots $1.50, Prepaid. 1000 roots $ 8 . 00 , Not 
prepaid. 
Two year No. 1 (weight about 200 lbs. per 1000), Doz. 60 cts.; 
50 roots $1.50; 100 roots $2.50, Prepaid. 1000 roots $ 10 . 00 , Not 
prepaid. 
NEW YORK STATE CERTIFIED SEED 
Robson Danish Ballhead Cabbage. 
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Wisconsin No. 38 Barley. 
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Golden Cross Hybrid Sweet Corn. 
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Cornellian Oats. 
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Cornell Hybrid 29-3 Corn. 
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Lenroc Oats. 
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Jones Early Yellow Flint Corn. 
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Robson Seedling Potatoes. 
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Alpha Barley. 
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Irish Cobbler Potatoes. 
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New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. 
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