Show hiir bemb wemb S COLUMN ya 11 ASPARAGUS it 11 MORGAN P mckay agus is th the most importing import int of t tie e per ferrenial perren renial lal vegetables at the same time it is one of 0 the most lell cately t f adored iten kenderest ten derest and most wholesome ome of early spring legeta iles t les it can be used fresh as a stahle or in salads and n aa a be can ne me I 1 for winter use it is easily grown an I 1 no farm or home garden should be twit without hout it A well established plantation will continue to produce profitable crops for 26 yrs or more with ordinary ordin arp good care the en tire plant is seldom killet by fro froot t when the spears above ground are killed or removed a new crop begin lo 10 grow immediately so that there Is never a total crop failure because of frost the success of the plantation depends to a large degree upon the preparation of the soil and the meth od of planting A deeply plowed bell ell prepared seed bed is essential it is customary to dig trenches it only a tew rows are to be planted the deep trench method is not on a large scale these trench es sl si be from 12 to 15 inch deep five or six inches of well ro ted manure should be placed in the bottom of the trench it may de either spaded in the soil in the bot torn tom of the trench or covered by good top soil in either case the trench should be partially part ialy tilled filled in with top soil so that the crown can be set about eight inches below the surface of the field the rows should be four or five feet apart on a home gaiden case and five to seven feet apart on a commercial scale plants 1 are spaced from 18 to 30 inches in the row close pacing produces larger crop while the bed Is bourg than does the wider but the spears are much smaller after the first few years very good results nay be expected from 2 24 4 inch ing when the crowns are planted the roots should be spread out and the plant covered with two or three inches of top soil As the plants grow during the first year soil is to be gradually worked in about the plants until the trench Is filled the first two years is the critical period in the establishment of an asparagus bed it should be given clean cult cultivator ivaton tree free from weeds at all times and irrigated sufficiently to insure a vigorous growth the plant has no opportunity to supply food during the cutting season so that all of the crop must he be prodoc ed from reserve food supplies stored jn n the plant durig dun pg the previous sea son the larger the plant the great er trie tae quantity of food reserves it stoy si in the fleshy roots for this reason no spears should be cut the first year 1 IYA 1 TREIA farmers of utah will be able to secure forest trees tree tor for planting this coming spring from the forest nur heiy at the utah state agricultural college at logan the prices have been reduced about 5 per trees and approximately 50 seedlings arad transplants of fourteen different varieties are listed in the 1933 price list and order blank which will be mailed throughout the state in the next few days the following trees are siberian elm russian ol 01 ve black locust golden willow green ash col orado blue spruce scotch pine etc these trees have all bee ng rowing in these trees have all been growing ir t estate tate and have been found to be v fed ed to most growing conditions it chasers of these trees are ie quiren ui reato to give the plantings bartic ular care and to supply the college with information as to the growth and survival delivery about april 1st HOTBEDS hotbeds are realy miniature uhe greenhouses heated by layers of fer mater lili as fresh ho se manure under the soil in the beds standard hotbed sash are 3 x 6 0 feet and frames 6 feet wide to provide space tor for the fresh ma nure a pit Is usually excavated 18 19 inches to 2 ft deep and 6 ft ide the location should be proto ed fiott gom north winda winds by bull building diLg t hi III u page GOUMY COUNTY AGENTS CONTIN continued UrD board boar I 1 fences i land nd near to 0 o the ho house use for condei ie lence n e for the frame 1 i L ds ate ane used the north side should be 12 to 18 inched u high n nd d the south s de 6 to 12 thus pro lai g a slope for the sash cross ars are a great convenience A board lining to the pit Is desirable resi rable t erves to support the fram and to conserve heat the best I 1 eating material is fresh horse ilian fhanuiel hie not more than half straw or luler the manure should be thoroughly heated before it is placed in the pit by placing the ria a nure n a sai are compact pile en on the protected side of the frame un til it Is hot bep ie le it tw working the 0 asic 0 the I 1 aile ile to the inside add warm warin water it if the manure seems dry in a day or two the manure v I 1 be I 1 highly heated aur ready tor for ine I 1 lace it in layers 13 12 to 24 inches deep with a top soil of 0 G c inches the temperature in the ped should go to within 24 hrs bra land thoi t vill recede plant wha w lan it i so to 90 the chief use of the hot ped is to start the early plants until they can safely anster red A two sash ba the div 4 |