The Maule seed book : 1917 . Asparagus Culture.—The seed before sowing should be well soaked in water. Sow in the early Spring in drills 2 to 3 feetapart, scattering about 1 Inch apart In the drills. Cover with 1 Inch of soil; cultivate freely. One ounce will pro-duce about 400 plants; 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. The following Spring set out the roots to a permanent bed, In rows2 to 5 feet apart, 18 inches apart in the rows. Cover with 2 Inches of soil. Fight beetle with Slug Shot or Bug Death. Palmetto. The most profitable asparagus on the market; one rea-son is that It seems to be disease pro
The Maule seed book : 1917 . Asparagus Culture.—The seed before sowing should be well soaked in water. Sow in the early Spring in drills 2 to 3 feetapart, scattering about 1 Inch apart In the drills. Cover with 1 Inch of soil; cultivate freely. One ounce will pro-duce about 400 plants; 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. The following Spring set out the roots to a permanent bed, In rows2 to 5 feet apart, 18 inches apart in the rows. Cover with 2 Inches of soil. Fight beetle with Slug Shot or Bug Death. Palmetto. The most profitable asparagus on the market; one rea-son is that It seems to be disease proof, and where othervarieties have been susceptible to the asparagus disease,Palmetto has continued to yield big paying crops. Thisvariety at the New Jersey Agricultural Sta- Ition proved to be the best out of eight varieties , 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. ROOTS, l-year-old, 100 by mall, $; 2-year-old, 100 by mall, $, postpaid. By express orfreight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 50 cents per 100;$ per 1,000; $ per 10,000; 2-year-old,65 cents per 100; $ per 1,000. 3 Barrs PhiladelphiaMammoth It throws strong, well deAelopedgreen shoots the enl ire season. A favor-ite in the Philadelphia markets. At 3years old Barrs Mammoth has yieldedat the rate of SoOO per £t.,5c.; oz.,10c.; 14, lb., 25c.; lb.,75c. ROOTS. 1-year-old, 100 by mall,$; 2-year-old, 100 by mall,$, postpaid. By express orfreight, not prepaid, 1-year-old,50 cen
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