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move them very quickly. From the author's 

 observations, as far as the expense is con- 

 cerned, there is very little difference in ex- 

 pense between these three methods. It 

 costs about 2 cents a bushel in all three cases 

 to top the onions. If plenty of labor is avail- 

 able, the hand method is quite advisable, as 

 conscientious sorting can be given. 



Stacking. As soon as the onions are top- 

 ped, they are placed in crates and these 

 crates stacked in piles. Five crates are 

 placed on boards at the base, giving space be- 

 tween each crate, four crates above these 

 five, and three above those and sometimes 

 two above that row. Other size stacks can be 

 made if desired. It is important to remember 

 that certain space must be given between the 

 crates in the stack. The onions will cure in 

 the course of a few days in these stacks. 



Screening. From the stacks, the onions 

 are run over a screen. In this way the small 

 onions and all of the bottle or scallion onions 

 need to be taken out, only the first class 

 onions being allowed to fall into one of the 

 crates. Following screening, the onions are 

 ready to be marketed. 



