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fit for market by March 25th. When I have 

 not a sufficient number started the previous fall, 

 I obtain a very early supply for market by put- 

 ting out refuse and sprouted onions, purchased 

 for a trifle at the stores. No matter how large 

 nr how far gone they are, if the germ is sound. 

 If the sprouts are long and spindling, cut them 

 off, about an inch above the bulb. Set them 

 out in very rich ground, as soon as you have 

 even three inches of soil above the frost. I 

 have them put in rows, six inches apart, and 

 close enough to touch each other. They will 

 commence growing at once, and in about four 

 weeks will be ready for market. Their large 

 green tops, while young and tender, are highly 

 valued by those who are not much in the kissing 

 line. Thomas says that he does not sell many 

 to young ladies. But from the demand, I should 

 judge that kissing is but a limited source of hap- 

 piness, while onions are quite the reverse ; so 



