Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-24


the bed, which was made up of very
rich soil, and they consequently grew
very strong. They were SO evenly dis
tributed over the bed that he let them
stand, expecting to sell them for three
year old plants the next season. They
remained in the bed without being
earthed up, or anything else but weeded.
In due course of time these came up
fine buds, tempting to cut, and the only
disadvantage was, that some of the
crowns were all but above ground, so
that there was no length of white, and
therefore he let them grow three or four
inches of green, and cut them, SO that
every morsel could be eaten The next
year all he did was to raise the bed, by
throwing about two inches of soil over
1t. The crowns were just covered, an0
that was all. The next year they came
up so strong and good that he deter
mined in future to grow his asparagus
in the most simple way.
He first digs trench about eighteen
inches broad and as deep. He then fills
the trench with manure we'll trodden in,
and returns the soil that was taken out
until the surface is level with the orig
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The level surface of the trench sinks
in few days, and he draws in more
soil from the bank which remains along
side, and again makes it level 1t is
best to do all this in thesummer. Along
the ridge which covers the trench, he
plants IN the fall, two year-old aspara-
gus roots, nine inches apart, in q single
row, and draws the bank OF spare soil
down upon them, in sort of rounding
form, and lets them bide their time of
coming up, which they will in pretty
good strength in April or May. He
keeps them clear from weeds, and the
second season, without any other trouble
than throwing little earth on the
crowns in the fall, and raking it off
again in the spring, he grows the finest
asparagus in his county.
he has no more difficulty in prepar-
Ing land for asparagus than for celery.
His object was to see..whether asparagus
could not be grown like other crops on
level ground, so as to admit of another
crop of different kind being raised be-
tween the rows. According to this
plan there are no alleys, no breaking
down OF edges, but simply plants grow
ing like cabbages or any other crop, the
crowns within two inches of the surface,
and the shoots cut without any white
handle. He allows the shoots to grow
five Or six inches high for the purpose
of increasing the eatable portion. He
likes growing crops on level ground, for
many reasons; first, because the plants
have more nourishment in rains; sec
ondly, the manure is not washed into
the alleys; thirdly, because other crops
can be grown between without affecting
them at all.
He has also grown asparagus on
still palmer system. He manures the
ground highly and gets it into fine con-
dition. About March or April he
marks drills, three feet apart, and sows
the seed thinly along them, covering
/ lightly. When the plants come up, he
Trims them to about nine inches apart
Hero they are allowed to grow until the
third season, when just before they
come up, he draws the earth over them
so as to cover the crowns about ten
inches. When managed in this way he
has tha finest crop that can be desired,
and between the rows he raises cabbage,
broccoli or any other crop that will
come off before Winter
Household Hints.
| To REMOVE starch or rust from flat
irons, have piece of yellow beeswax
tied IN a coarse cloth; when the iron is
almost hot enough to use, but not quite,
rub it quickly with the beeswax, and
then with clean, coarse cloth.
AN oaken color can be given to new
pine floors and tables by washing them
in solution of copperas dissolved in
strong I've, q pound of the former to d
gallon of the latter. When dry, this
| should be oiled, and it will look well for
year OF two; then renew the oiling.
Two ounces of common tobacco boil
ed IN gallon of water is used by the
Chatham street dealers for renovating
old clothes. The stuff is rubbed on
with stiff brush. The goods are nice
~ cleaned, and, strange to add, no to-
bacco smell remains.
NEVER paper a wall over old paper
and paste. Always scrape down
thoroughly. Old paper can be got off
by dampening with salaratus and water.
Then go over all the cracks in the wall
with plaster OF Paris, and finally put on
a wash OF weak solution of carbolic
acid. The best paste is made out of rye
flour, with two ounces of glue dissolved
IN each quart of paste; half an ounce of
powdered borax improves the mixture.
those who are in the habit of buying
plants at greenhouses know how fresh
and delicately green they look when
they are taken out, and how apt they
are to drop down afterward, from the
effects of the change from the warm,
moist air of such houses to the dry at
mosphere and draughts of the sitting
room. It is stated that if the plants are
enveloped for few days in thin soft
paper, leaving an opening at the top,
they will become acclimated, without
feeling the change. Sprinkle the
leaves daily, on both sides, with small
wisp broom with warm water.
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