Lime for Onions. 



It is felt that lime can be used on onions a good deal more freely than 

 on tobacco, and if a soil is inclined to be of an acid character it certainly 

 should receive a liberal lime application. The hydrated or slaked lime 

 usually will be found best on the heavy types of soil, while on the lighter 

 soils the more mild forms, such as marl, precipitated lime or finely 

 ground limestone will prove more suitable. Certain ground limestones 

 are now offered in very fine mechanical condition, and in this fine state 

 their activity is very much improved. 



General Suggestions. 



It may be felt by many that in the fertilizer formulas given in this 

 circular a pretty liberal amount of nitrogen and phosphoric acid has been 

 recommended. The formulas, of course, can be varied to suit individual 

 conditions, and the amount used per acre may be reduced if it is felt 

 that the soil is already in a very high state of fertility. It is felt, how- 

 ever, that it is necessary in growing both tobacco and onions that the 

 crop have a sufficient amount of available plant food to make a rapid, 

 constant growth. 



It is needless to say that whenever the grower feels so inclined mi.xed 

 commercial fertilizers may be used in place of the formulas given and in 

 amounts to furnish about the same proportion of plant food. In fact it 

 is felt that during the present season it is possible in many instances to 

 buy plant food as cheaply in the form of mixed goods (on a cash basis) 

 as in raw materials and chemicals, the latter being offered at unusually 

 high prices. 



