ONION 



Harvestimi may be done in tlje foll..winf; manner: If 

 the crop ripens evenly, so that tli.-n- ar.- no -r.-i-n tops 

 standing, the topping can be don,- niM-t i:i|.i.lly before 

 the Onions are pulled. By usiiiL- a linn. ^I,:ii|. knife, 

 talking the dry tops in one hand an.l cutting' liura the 

 person, the work can be done quickly ami well. Be 

 careful not to tear the skin down the side. The length 

 to cut the tops is a point of importance and must not 

 be overlooked. If the tops are left too long they have 

 a ragged appearance, and if too short, there is danger 

 of causing the Onions to rot in the tops, because of 

 bruising or becau e of water ha\ mg gone t ) tht inside 

 of the Onions The propel length is al cut hilf an inch 

 from the bulb or tike n Oi i i I tl t j 1 tl 



thumb and forefinger II I I 



close to the fiuE,er^ 1 1 

 but a puller m i le t I 

 rapi 1 11 1 1 t I 



bull 



diy soil It 



J[ hrst allowing 



thci 1 I This 13 what 



shoull be 1 m. 1 th t I 1 u t li} ( \ enh or if the 

 crop IS 1 ite and needs to 1 e hurried and is all light m 

 any case though not quite so rvpid as the other waj 



: toppe 1 the\ should be 



blorage — After the Oni n ■ 

 gotten under co^ er a 

 a day or X\\ o if the w I 

 them up and store m tl 

 too long on the groun 1 tl k 

 shed should have doors or %ci 

 top to bottom so that the an 

 and be free under the floor 

 no cirtulation under It 1 ij soi 

 floor and lay a loose board fl 

 ing then t ike some ] leces 

 long and n iil them to the fl 

 posts to c-vrr\ stringers f r tl 

 the strings rs set thei 1 



and all is re i U for tl 

 16 inches Till 12 ii 1 

 leave the 4 inches f i 

 proceed as before I 

 dirt tlj o\erthe lower 

 aft rt«oortlree « ors are in 



In hanlln^ tl e Oi 

 convenient Pi k tht 

 all small defectiv e or odtl colored bulbs on the ground 

 to be picked up separately and sorted as cc asion ma> 

 require Dump in the boxes then drive ak ng the side 

 of the bed with a platform wagm and loa 1 Have a 

 screen about 4 ft long bv 2 tt wide mile of narrow 

 strips K 1 in wide and about 1 in apart Put legs on one 

 end about 14 or It m long and on the other end long 

 enough to give it asuffieient incline to make the Onions 

 roll d)wn freeh With 



)nio 



tl\ fr 



the • 



Schcenoprasum — 



wagon 1 



pour them ov tr it This 

 will take out all the dirt 

 and most of the loose 

 leaves and m ike the 

 Onions come out of the 

 shed in much better 

 shape Thev should lie 

 in the shed until they 

 are- drv enou^^h to peel off 

 aiiotlii'T -kin. and rattle 

 and,Ta.-kl.-wl„nthearm 

 is run in aniuni,' them. 



e-rage 500 



If all has gone well the crop si 

 iishels to the acre on good land, or (J 

 eh land, and 700 or 800 bushels on a single acre selected 

 rom the best part of a ten-acre field. 



Marketing.— There is an old saying. "The time to sell 



rhen 



uy." This is a very good 

 prepared for cold weather 

 1 advance in price. In a 



rule to apply, unless 



general way it is best to ship in sack 

 not too large, one and three-fourths to two and one 

 fourth bushels. These points must be governe-d by thi 

 market. In sacking to ! " ' 

 fective bulbs and all of 

 another color. In size 

 down to about 13^ to IH 

 inches in diameter is a 

 good scale to use in a 

 general way but this 

 I II t 1 ust also be gov 

 1 \ the market 

 inple as far as 



-Tl r aie 



Red (alobe These come 

 under different names 

 as Southport Yellow 

 Ulobe and Michigan lei 

 low Globe but the object 

 in view among seed 

 growers is to get bull s 

 as nearly globe shape 1 

 as possible The skin 

 should be thick and 

 bruising 



Onion r 

 Onion 

 and bv 

 Poton 

 Euroi 

 werk I 

 often 



I 1 the 



ig not onl} pos ble but 



s large quantities of the 



1 1 tl 1 1 1 at 



I tly 



xtei 1 I () n ^1 1 t tl 1 1 1 re 



keev his lai 1 in \iu\ er tilth and wait toi tl e jear when 

 the price of Onions will warrant his planting 



Soil -The soil si null be alluvia! enndv and of a 

 fine texture A I It tr 1 t 11 1 1 lis and ii o 



that can be pi 1 In the coast 



region such la 1 ' ui dan e 



It IS f requenti 1 ut lai ge 



areas are stiU r i In 



the hilh r 1 Is iiiu t bo 



sought in 1 1 i 



Pert 1 \ tt r 1 ull 



not be [. I 1 i 1 Tv tn 



cotton se 1 n I lo 



before the see I ^ 



with the soil w 1 re 



to be a foot 1 il 



may be sown 1 i I 1 



When the I in 1 is letieicit in tl e II r e nit.iedient3 

 considered essential in fertilizers the folic wmg formula 

 will supply the approximate proportion taken off by a 

 crop of Onions: 



Nitrogen 5* 



Phosphoric acid, available 6< 



Potash 9* 



From one to two tons ,.f Mi. :A...\. i.innila v;\\\ not 

 be found excessive, but il i ■ ■ will give the 



greatest profit will be dill' 1 1 . . ' ■ . M. 



The following table giv. - il,, ui".uiits of different 



