lo Feb., 1911-] 



Onion Culture. 



69 



EXTRA EARLY GOLDEN GLOBE. 



•cost of production, owing 

 to the extra necessar\ 

 weedings. If the winter 

 is likely to be dry, May 

 is a good month to plant ; 

 this gives the bulks a 

 good start and they get 

 strong and sturdy before 

 the dry w'eather sets in. 

 In a late season, onions 

 may be planted as late as 

 August. In the Bellarine 

 district, a few years ago, 

 Mr. R. Willey planted a 

 ■crop of onions in August. 

 which subsequently gave 

 the ex'ceptionai vield of 

 25 tons per acre. 



Until the onions are 

 ready to be har\'ested. 

 the crop shouhl be kept 

 free from weeds. Hand- 

 weeding in the rows is a 

 necessity ; but, between the rows, the weeding may be carried out by 

 Tioeing. If the Aveeds are allowed to remain any length of time, they 

 not only combat with the onions for food and water supplies, but, owing 

 to the crowding of the weeds, the onion plants become \exy weak and 

 spindly. The hoeing not only removes the weeds, but creates an earth 

 mulch and cool .soil conditions, both of which are Ijeneficial and necessarv 

 to the growing onions. Should the soil become hard and dry. the result 

 will be to produce a poor rrop. 



Fertilizing. 



If the soil be rich and 

 rotation of crops prac- 

 tised. \ery little fertiliz- 

 ing will be necessary. 

 Onion land will always 

 i)e benefited by the addi- 

 tion of a heavy dressing 

 of animal manure, of 

 about 30 to 40 loads per 

 acre. ( 'are should be 

 lakrn that the manun- 

 lias ])reviouslv been well 

 rotted, otherwise a con- 

 siderable amount of 

 troubh' will be ex])eri- 

 '■nc«d from thi- weeds in 

 die manure. In Colo- 

 rado, animal manure i> 

 practically the only ferti- 

 lizer Used. In Iilaho. 

 nitratr of soda at the 

 BROWN SPANI.SI1 "' rate of joo to po lbs. 



