. Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market; a practical treatise on the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history and botany. HARVESTING AND MARKETING 91 tween the pins, the tops touching the back or wall to keep them even. When the bunch was large enough the strings were tied firmly, and the butt end of the bunch cut square. Biinchers.—The modern bunchers are constructed of cast iron and are easily handled. One of the first to. FIG. 28—conover's asparagus bunxher come into use was Conover's (Fig. 28). The principle of the op
. Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market; a practical treatise on the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history and botany. HARVESTING AND MARKETING 91 tween the pins, the tops touching the back or wall to keep them even. When the bunch was large enough the strings were tied firmly, and the butt end of the bunch cut square. Biinchers.—The modern bunchers are constructed of cast iron and are easily handled. One of the first to. FIG. 28—conover's asparagus bunxher come into use was Conover's (Fig. 28). The principle of the operation is that the stalks are placed between two brass strips, a hinged cover is brought down by means of a lever and held in place until the strings are tied. Two ties should be used, one placed about two inches from either end. The bunch must be tied so tightly that it will not loosen in handling and trans- portation to market. The Watt's Buncher (Fig. 29), used extensively in New Jersey, is so arranged that the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hexamer, F. M. (Fred Maier). New York, Orange Judd
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