A Delicious Dish tor Spring Appetites. 
Csparagus | oz. of seed should produce 
250 roots. 
50 roots sufficient for a family of four. 9,000 roots plant an acre. 
Asparagus seed should be sowed in light sandy soil,’ early in the spring, 
Seed 2 to 4 inches apart one-half inch deep, in 15 to 24 inch rows. As 
asparagus germinates slowly mix in a few radish. seed to mark the 
row for early cultivation. Roots may be transplanted either the following 
spring or left in seed bed for two years. 
Transplant 12 to 15 inches apart in trench 8 to 10 inches deep and wide 
enough to spread roots out evenly around crown. Cover with 2 inches of 
soil, packed tightly. Gradually fill the trench as the plants grow. Rows 
should be 4 feet apart. Rotted manure may be used in bottom of trench, 
Use 5% DDT dust to control asparagus beetle except during cutting 
season when R-1 is recommended (see pages 86 and 87). 

; The best of several rust resistant 
Mary Washington strains originated by the Bureau of 
Plant Industry. The shoots are larger and grow more rapidly than 
others. Stalks are very thick and grow unusually tall without 
branching. Color, an attractive deep green with purple tips. 
Even the largest shoots are firm, tender and richly flavored. 
(Pkt., 5¢) (0z., 20c) (4 Ib., 60c) (Ib., $2.00) (5 Ibs., $8.80) prepaid 

Grow Plenty of Beans 
Beans like a dry and rather 
light soil, though they will do 
well in any garden soil if not 
Planted too early in spring. 
Planting should be delayed un- 
til all danger of frost is over. 
Dwarfs are earllest and most 
hardy .as a general rule. In 
garden culture, beans are usual- 
ly planted about 2 inches deep, 
in rows 20 inches apart, and 3 
inches apart in the row; in field 
culture, in drills 2 to 83 feet 
apart so as to eultivate with 
tractor. Until blossoming sea- 
son, frequent but shallow culti- 
vation should be. given. Deep 
cultivation after the plants show 
bloom is very apt to ruin the 
erep. Do not disturb plants 
when covered with dew. Two 
pounds will plant 100 feet of 
drill, and sixty pounds is suffi- 
cient for an acre of dwarf bush 
types. 
To afford a regular suecession 
of crops throughout the season, 
plant every two weeks after the 
first planting until midsummer, 
Running beans, especially the 
Limas, are more tender than 
the Dwarfs; therefore, planting 
must be delayed still later when 
the soil becomes warm, or until 
liability to rot in consequence 
of cold, damp weather has 
passed. Plant five or six beans 
in’ each hill, about 2 inches 
deep, hills 3 feet apart each 
way. Two pounds of seed will 
be sufficient for 100 hills of Beans New Stringless Green Pod. 
Limas, or 30 to 50 pounds of 
Limas or Pole beans per acre 
when drilled, P 

See Page 3 for Preparation of 
the Soil. 

D.D.T. Caution Do not dust or spray using D. D. T. on 
beans, cucumbers, cantaloupes, or water- 
melons. Use the new Marlate Insecticide, listed Page 87. 

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8 D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo. 
