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One hundred and thirty years ago great grandfather purchased the old homestead and built his home two miles Northeast of Hall, N. Y. 
This was less than twenty-five years after the first settler followed the Indian trail that is now the road that you see in the picture. The 
old house was replaced many years ago but the farm is one of the units in the Robson Seed Farms. 
ASPARAGUS 
Contains Vitamins A b C g 
| ounce should produce 250 roots 
No garden should be without an asparagus bed. 
Asparagus is the first vegetable in the Spring and if 
weeds are controlled the bed will last for years. Salt 
may be used but Aero Cyanamid is better as it not only 
kills the weeds but supplies Nitrogen Fertilizer to the 
asparagus (See page 29). We offer only 1 Year Roots; 
under our conditions we grow as large a root in one year 
as is grown in many localities in 2 years. Most com- 
mercial asparagus growers prefer 1 Year Roots as they 
se that these suffer less from transplanting than 2 Year 
Olds. 
* SENECA WASHINGTON: A new strain of Wash- 
ington developed on our farms by selecting high 
producing plants of Mary Washington, testing these 
for yield, size of shoot, and uniformity. From these 
a male and female were chosen as the best in the 
group and crossed to produce Seneca Washington. 
Seneca Washington is very vigorous and apparently 
is as resistant to disease as its parents. The shoots 
are large, green with purple compact tips. 
SEED: Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. $1.00; 1% lb. $3.00; lb. 
$10.00. 
SENECA WASHINGTON ROOTS 
NO. 1, ONE YEAR ROOTS: (Weigh about 75 Ibs. per 
1,000), Doz. 90 cts.; 50 roots $2.40; 100 roots 
$3.50, Prepaid; 500 roots $10.50; 1,000 roots 
$20.00, Not Prepaid. 
MARY WASHINGTON: The most popular strain 
of the Washington variety.~ Produces high quality 
asparagus. Very resistant to rust. Stems green 
with purple compact tips. 
SEED: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 4 lb. 60 cts.; 
Ib. $1.90; 102lbs. $18.50. 
MARY WASHINGTON ROOTS 
NO. 1, ONE YEAR ROOTS: (Weigh%about 75 Ibs. 
per 1,000), Doz. 80 cts.; 50 roots $2.25; 100 roots 
$3.25, Prepaid; 500 roots $9.50; 1,000 roots 
$18.00, Not Prepaid. 
Fifty roots are sufficient for a family of four 
9,000 roots will plant 1 acre 
* Indicates Best Home Garden Varieties. 


The sandy loam soil on the home farm is especially adapted to the 
growing of asparagus roots. Fine, large, healthy roots insure a 
profitable crop for many years to come. 
SOWING OF ASPARAGUS SEED 
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. 
PLANTING OF ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
For convenience in cultivation we suggest planting 
Asparagus Roots in rows. Dig a trench 8 to 10 inches 
deep and at least | foot wide. Place | 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 are 
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 12 to 15 inches apart in the row. 
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. 
FOR CONTROL OF THE ASPARAGUS BEETLE SPRAY OR DUST WITH ROTENONE AS LONG AS 
ASPARAGUS IS BEING CUT; AFTER THAT DDT MAY BE USED. SEE PAGE 29, 
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