Vlll CONTENTS 



CHAPTER V 



A Timely Ppll and Haul, When and how to liar- 

 vest the crop 38 



Danger in delay — Signs of maturity — Curing 

 the crop — Curing sheds — An onion storage 

 house. 



CHAPTER VI 



The Fragrant Bulb on Sale 44 



The Prizetaker a Pricetaker — 'An inventory 

 — Crating onions — The crates — Wintering 

 onions. 



CHAPTER Vn 



All's Well That Ends Well .... 51 



Advantages and profits of the new way — Five 

 advantages of the new method — Estimate of • 

 cost and profits. 



CHAPTER VHI 



The Old Onion Culture 55 



Sowing seed in the open ground — Drilling 

 in the seed — After culture — Buying seed — 

 Onions for pickling — Growing sets. 



CHAPTER IX 

 Soils and Manures for Onions . . , . 70 



CHAPTER X 

 Onion Varieties , . 75 



CHAPTER XI 

 Insects and Diseases Affecting the Onion Crop 87 



CHAPTER XII 



Onion Growing in the South . . . . . 105 



Bibliography 108 



Conclusion 112 



