XXVI THE WHYS AND WHEREFORES 



cash after they are grown. Then my responsibility 

 ceases. If you then conclude to grow these onions by 

 the acre or acres, you do it at your own risk and pre- 

 sumably with full knowledge of what you are doing. 



I had still another object in view in writing this 

 onion story. What was done by the lad already men- 

 tioned, in this case, can be done by any wide-awake 

 youngster of ordinary intelligence. The new onion 

 culture points out or opens an easy way to him of earn- 

 ing a little pocket money of his own, and of growing 

 a crop of which he may be proud, and which will take 

 the prize at horticultural fairs, securing a little addi- 

 tional reward, notwithstanding the competition of the 

 old experienced onion grower who works only on the 

 old plan. 



And what a chance for horticultural schooling and 

 training this affords besides! Can there be a better 

 opportunity for awakening your boy's interest in horti- 

 cultural matters and making him study up horticultural 

 problems for himself, than by putting a copy of this 

 book, and an ounce or two of Prizetaker or Gibraltar 

 onion seed into his hands, and a few square rods of 

 good land at his disposal for a start, and then tell him : 



"Go ahead and see what you can do." 



