This special re-print edition of US Department of Agriculture's book "Asparagus Culture" contains a large amount of practical information on growing asparagus. Written in 1897, included in this short booklet are details on how to grow asparagus the old fashioned way. Chapters include The History of Asparagus, Botany and Varieties of Asparagus, Saving the Seeds, The Selection of Plants, Selection and Preparation of Soils, Planting and Cultivation, Manuring Beds, Harvesting and Marketing, Canning and Drying Asparagus, Fungus Diseases, Insect Enemies and more. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.