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MUCK CROPS 



topper with the sheep shears would pass up 

 one side of this row and sever the tops from 

 the bulbs after the tops have become some- 

 what dried out, returning and performing 

 the same operation on the other side of the 

 row. Another method of topping is to take 

 each bulb in the hand, and by the use of a 

 knife, sever the top from the bulb. 



Topping onions by hand. 



Still another method is to shovel the 

 onions from the ground into crates. Take 

 these crates to a large topping machine and 

 pass them through this machine. If the 

 tops are in proper condition, that is, quite 

 thoroughly dried out, the machine will re- 



