, 1879-06-09
HORTICULTURE.

Mora Questions Cohcnrn1nE tho Culture OF
AsparnK K,,s-Yfall 7vo Halt Our Asparagus?
--Growlng tho Crop Is but Half tho Work
--putttng 1t IN tlln alarkat, and Cutting
tho Money for It, Is tho Othnr HsIt.
From Our o,un Corrr,po,u.st,t-
No. 49, EluuTErNTII SrAHET, CHICAGO, Juua
G.-Our article upon thu Culture Of asparag1is
some four weeks since, llas had quito round,
having tson coplcd 10 tho rutat papcrs, md haa
created considerable excitement in Sou thorn
Illinois, among the growers OF fruits mud
vegetables. So comultsson-ncrchaut from
this city, Just returned from tle southern part
Of tho state, informs us. We have bad other
questions propoundcd to u. seeking
INFORMATION UPON THIS SUBJECT.
Tic mail today brought d lottor fron Wrfght'a
Grove, Chicago, ~ follows:
DEAR Btu: You have hal experience In growing
asparagus. VIII You tell u who1hsr a bel runs
NUT 10 ,answci Wiiat ia ts best ,ncaod ii cn:
iuref What tho ysftaoa uf salt on tho aspAraani.
bodf Any further Information on tho subject Will
TttoxAs HOWARD.
ANSWER.
We rofcr the writer, and others who have nlada
lunusrles upon thih subject, TO TIE TRIBUNE of
tour weeks aeo oE more, wherein wc HaYe IN Rc-
count OF our lnethod Of culture, To the par-
ticular questions here asked VIC answer: Wo
mover knew Of m asparae us-bod talat was prop
erly cultivated to run out. II tic bed was Lett
to sued 1tfclf cyerr year, 4t'tt grow un IN ncr'
enrIch!ng OF the soil, tho harvest 0! Asparagn:
wolllI not bo satisfactory. Tho stalks would
he smalt, bacluso too. many and too much
crowded. al.d pocausc not properly ted.
two il, a gardon Is cloke enough, and IN acld-
culture thtcu to four feet gaeh why i what ~a
rdcommead and was our practice. Evcry year
thu plantation tblchcns up. Yo,! must bare
room to cus!yatc; % II Yen woo 4aon naFe " cp. .qse
mist BE- lcstrayod. riley aro The Galao ia
weeds, and must bo treated rs s1etl,
THERE IA NO MYSTERY
n SFe~aS sps,* md ts teacSS SnRen'Ts aFs
l,aye, plow ono font dcep,. manure.
mark mar out viii, piow, ant drop and c'ver Us
you would po.asoca. with hoe, IN tho snri'!s
viii appear soovs erouul. 1t IL one OF Tho tiest
Elants to start. You ha1n nothing to do !ho
first ynar but to cultivate assltttonaly. You
will f,o astanlshetl to sce how tla plants Will
grow the tlrst kea4oN. .......,
When fall comes, spread on all the barnyard
snauuro Won cat get. Galtivntn The na1t spriiH
Us brfose. You may mako light cutting OF lhs
latgest stalks tl4e second spring. providing Tou
sae' sae qsss %s' iss's' 3ss sss${'
incfeasa essry year foF. twculy years, a'M tor
lid years for anything sec to hinder, IT the
proper caro- and cu!ture arc given.
sALTIAG AarARA0us.
It is common, wo know, 10 salt the asparagus
bed every sprIng, We us1er sA,tcd ours; at'tl. /.
when we have seen our nqlKhbog4 saltlng their
a.parazus.planta1lons wa haye sskod why th15
did It. >.
"Uh! they sar, "aspasagus must have suit.
Il ur0HH hhttcf.W
800 YOU know thatt,.' wa inquire.
"Everybody says ~" :.
We have inquired often, but mayor yet found
msu shat know, from any test OF oKpeFlnons
that hs bad ina4ts that salt helped aspuFagus to
grow, We a,l know ll,at, II you put on enough
aalt. 1t will keep u,e weeds down so1newhstt
We never used aalt, for ths reason .t'at " "
ways aueatoucd lts great ylttucs. It might 90
Of = little suEvico, particularly In killing the
weeds: but W. never thought Il paid Tor the
Su@t Of salt and tho labor Of I4tttts II on. "
anybody kaous that salt Ia gool, let him spaak'
| We will hear shat Ia hss to saY.
Wh no NOT TaINK
1t will pa} ercry one, In eyoEy place, TO try to
| grow asparagus Tor market. But these arc