the Midwest. 
ASPARAGUS 
Asparagus does well in any well drained soil, and 
a good bed will last twenty years. It can be started 
either from seed or by setting out the plants, but for 
the home gardener we suggest setting out plants and 
saving a year in time. 
When set in beds, the asparagus plants should be 
set at least 1% feet apart each way; when set in 
rows they should be about 18 inches apart with rows 
from 4 to 5 feet apart. Cut sparingly the first year, 
and fertilize liberally once a year. 
Martha Washington, a fine variety, nice green 
color and rust resistant. 
All Garden Plans Should 
Lead Off With 
BEANS 
Beans are rightly the favorite vegetables of most 
home gardeners. They are extremely easy to grow, 
offer a variety of kinds and can be used in many 
ways. 
In beans you have a choice of green or wax snap 
beans in bush types or heavy yielding pole types; 
limas in bush and pole types; and also shell beans 
for winter. 
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Important 
The maturity periods listed after the names should 
be classified as follows: In the Wax and Green Pod 
classes the figures indicate the number of days re- 
quired to produce snap pods. In the Lima class the 
number of days required to produce green shell 
beans. 
*Designates Varieties Recommended for “Quick 
Freezing.” 
Never cultivate or work in beans when they are 
wet. 
See page 17 for Vegetable Seed Prices. 
The Barteldes Seed Co. 
Bush Green Pod and 
Wax Beans 
Cultivate the soil thoroughly. Rows for hand cul- 
tivation should be 1% to 2 feet apart and for horse 
and tractor cultivation 3 to 4 feet apart. Make fur- 
rows 4 inches deep and cover seeds 1 to 1% inches. 
After plants are up thin to 6 inches apart. 
Watch for insects. Holes in the leaves indicate 
leaf beetles. Dust with some good insecticide like 
Garden Guard, End O’ Pest, or Acme All Round 
Spray. Dust early and keep ahead of the beetles. 
To produce record breaking crops inoculate the 
seed with Nitragin, and spray blossoms with ‘‘Blos- 
som Set.” 
WAX BEANS 
Bush Type 
Packet 10c 
TOP NOTCH GOLDEN WAX. Plants are small, com- 
pact, erect and very prolific. Pods are borne well off 
the ground which prevents rust and rot, are of golden 
yellow color, brittle, fleshy and solid, with wax-like 
texture. A good shell bean for winter use. Seed oval, 
white with purplish eye. Length of pod, 4 inches; 
height of plant, 14 inches; days to maturity, 48. 
*ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX. Also called BRITTLE 
WAX. This is the best yellow wax bean on the mar- 
ket. Absolutely stringless. Plants make a _ strong 
growth and are very productive. Seed kidney-shaped, 
white with black eye. Length of pod, 5% inches; 
height of plant 15 inches; days to maturity, 52. 
*PENCIL POD BLACK WAX. Plants are very produc- 
tive, with straight pods of light golden yellow color, 
round, meaty, deeply crease-backed, extremely brittle 
and without fiber. An excellent quality for home and 
market gardens. Seed black. Length of pod, 6 inches; 
height of plant, 16 inches; days to maturity, 54. 
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