186 MUCK CROPS 



has been found that where a grower has 

 exercised considerable care in the selection 

 of the onions from the field, storing them 

 carefully through the winter and growing 

 them properly the next year, that there is an 

 increased return from the onions grown 

 from this seed. 



Onion seed balls drying in Onion crib at Jennings Bros., 

 Canastota, N. Y. 



Preparation of Land. The land for onions 

 may be prepared in one or two ways. It 

 may be plowed from 4 to 7 inches. If it is 

 quite new muck, it would probably be better 

 not to plow very deep. If past plowing has 

 been shallow, but little is added each year 

 until a depth of 6 or 7 inches is obtained. If 

 a crop of celery preceded a crop of onions, 



