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four hundred to six hundred bushels extra per acre 

 on rich ground. 



The arguments advanced that transplanting saves 

 seed and weeding I regard as of no value. It is penny- 

 wise and pound-foolish to try and save seed. If it 

 saved weeding, it would be a strong argument, but I 

 fail to see that it helps. There are just so many weeds 

 to be pulled. It is of course easier to the worker to 

 have the onions a uniform distance in the row, but 

 my experience shows that the average workman will 



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cover no more ground per day. As to long-handled 

 hoeing to save stooping, I do not think it can be done 

 between the onions. The onion worker must make up 

 his mind to put in the season on his knees. By using 

 padded knee cushions, it is easier. 



In Weeding Onions, observes a New York woman 

 gardener, I always find it the best way to use my 

 fingers. To be successful with them you must not allow 

 the dirt to come up over them. When I speak of using 



