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weather all openings should be closed. Occasionally 

 heat may be necessary and this can be applied by 

 stoves. Onions are often stored in bags or in slat 

 bins holding ioo to 300 bushels each. However, 

 neither bags nor bins are satisfactory. The best 

 method is storing in crates. 



Of the Liliaceae weeds, the only one of importance 

 is the wild garlic, Allium vineale. It, however, is not 

 known to harbor any of the diseases which attack 

 onions and its other closely related species. 



