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push up small hills above their heads. They ought 

 to be uncovered with care, that the spawn about 

 them may be as little disturbed as possible. 



Of lifting the Crops of Onions. 



Let the full crops of onions be now taken up. 

 They will reap little advantage after the middle or 

 end of the month. Spread them thin on the ground; 

 but if the weather be wet, they had better be re- 

 moved to a gravel walk, or a space purposely cover- 

 ed with sand or gravel, in the full sun. Turn them 

 over once or twice a day, until they are thoroughly 

 dried, and then store them in a well-aired loft, &c. 

 Here still turn them occasionally, if they lie any- 

 wise thick ; or may string them up by the tails, or 

 hang them in nets. If they are not intended to be 

 strung, the tails and outer husks should be displaced 

 before housing them, and the latter at all events ; 

 that is, just as much as comes easily off in rubbing. 



The manner of stringing them is this : Take in 

 your hand three or four by the tails ; tie them hard 

 with a new strand of matting, or a bit of pack- 

 thread ; place on two or three more onions ; lap the 

 thread once or twice round their tails ; place more 

 onions, which also lap hard ; and so on. In this 

 manner may be made a string (as it is called) or 

 bunch, of a yard in length, or more ; which, by be-, 

 ing hung up in a dry, well aired place, free from 

 frost, is an excellent way of keeping onions. 



Of tveedmg the Crops of Winter Onions. 

 The winter crops, sown in August, will now be 



