SUCCESS IN MARKET GARDENING 



is sown three are necessary, and the plants ait 

 thinned to three inches. 



The sets will be large enough for pulling abou 

 the middle of June. They are bunched for markel, 

 five in a bunch at first, and four when they are 

 larger. The pulling continues through July. The 

 price obtained for those first marketed is about 

 sixty cents per dozen bunches, and the average 

 of the whole crop may be from thirty-five to forty 

 cents. The proceeds of an acre should be from 

 $600 to $800, and $300 should cover the cost of 

 growing. 



Yellow sets do not differ as to culture from the 

 white, but are not used for bunching. Soon after 

 the tops drop over (about July 1st), the onions 

 are pulled up and left to dry on the ground. 

 When they are thoroughly dry the tops are cut 

 off, and the onions are boxed or barrelled for sale. 

 The average yield (leaving out the sixth row for 

 celery) is about 500 bushels per acre, and they will 

 bring a price between 75 cents and $1.50 per 

 bushel. In raising late crops for storing, seed 

 is used exclusively, and the plants are thinned 

 to one inch instead of three. These crops are 

 allowed to dry thoroughly in the ground before 



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