The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1894-05-24
Asparagus.
B. F. H. oAuLK.


marketing of asparagus would say chairman of said
committee, that the other members of the
mittee, DR.. w. S. Maxwell, of Still Pond Md and Mr.. A.
w. Slaymaker of Dover Del for their experiences and
suggestions DR. Maxwell replied that this his busy
and would not be able to attend this session OF
convention and requested prepare the paper MI.
Slaymaker gave his views, of which, think
excellent and with which heartily but of them
may be equally merorious but must beg leave to differ
They follows: My experience shows me- least
that the Bars mammoth is the best variety plant unless
the Donald Emra should exceed it. it certainly has
done in years growth from the seed Plant in fvefoo
and eighteen inches apart in the Plant deep
soil will permit placing the foot each plant you
it with earth make it at the bottom of the
frrow Use strong plants which should be covered only
few inches deep until they up when the ground be
worked into the urrow thus covering the plants to depth
of inches least and much the soil will
permit without going into the subso Plant dry sandy
loan if possible with southern southeastern
exposure and sheering hill wood the northwest.
Land should have been resting good clover sod for least
year before planting asparagus Fruit trees can be set
along with asparagus advantage they offer needed
shelter from cold winds and it is long time before the
become large and dense to nure the growing
asparagus.
Asparagus be kept clean all summer by
MEANS though occasional seeding to scarlet clover
July will be of benefit and may be made to aid in keeping
clean by sowing very heavy occupy the land and
royd the weeds but this must not be done than
three years. is positively necessary to
cultivate all in at least every other year Asparagus
wants high feeding with webalanced fertilizer stable
solved Charleston rock to furnish the necessary phosphoric
acid of which most stable contains insufficient
supply" Instead of planting dry sandy loan would
plant dry clay loan level will give sufficient
drainage The take this view is that cannot in
this section compete with Southern growers for eanes
Therefore, compete for quantity and quality And
in sandy SOIL when the weather begins to be quite warm
asparagus will up spindling and has very strong
tendency for the head to burst which very Objectionable
in the market but in cool clay loan will grow stout and
thick and the head will remain in proper form and bring
good prices in the market
would advise planting KIND OF plants trees
a sod, my experience has taught me that land titled
the year before in corn or other able CROP that the
plant likely live takes hold of the soil
quickly and makes better start the first And
great deal depends good stand of anything, and
Especially an asparagus patch will also have take
exceptions his in planting among fruit trees, as
do think that the asparagus Or the trees well
they separate pieces of ground And 1t is not
advisable crowd things cheap land is at present
very favoraby impressed with his suggestions in
sowing scarlet clover few at the last
working YOU give patch doubt will have good
effect of keeping the growth of weeds down. which very
important item in the culture OF asparagus and 1t would
also furnish nitrogen which important factor in the
growing of this highly priced vegetable
In the spring. when commence to cultivate the
patch the earth should be thrown from the top of the
and very liberal dressing of hghgrade commercial
fertilizer rich in phosphorc acid and ammonia be applied at
the rate of at least 800 pounds per acre on the then
the earth should be thrown back upon it with large two
horse pow rolled and narrowed to make hne ath and
then wait for the genial to make grow When the
stalks up about five inches take cse ade tor that
purpose and three inches under the ground then
should be nicely washed and packed punches four inches
in diameter and eight inches long, securely bound with
rapha the butts of the stalks cut evenly off with sharp
knife When finished will weigh about two and hall
pounds and you will have something that will be fit to send
to your kitchen to be prepared for your dinner
you send it to market and get good paying price for
it. the rearing of young plants would recommend to
plant the seed in drills about two feet apart and use
parden-seed drill and about thick you would
raddsh seed Keep them we'll worked and clean and they
will be ready for ranspanting the next spring Young
patches subject the ravages of the beetle and would
advise the use Of insecticides Paris green London purple
for their determination. AS far varieties concerned
do think grower would go amiss IN planting Early
TlaG Porr)c 1t1nth
anything about the merits of Donads Elmira would let
Conove Colossal severely aone good in its day. but
batter have summarized il