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ONIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST 



UNRIVALED local conditions of soil and climate make 

 most of the Pacific Coast particularly suitable for 

 growing fine onions. Along the lower regions of the 

 Golden State's coast valleys and on the moist river lands 

 in the interior they thrive to perfection. Wherever a 

 good supply of quickly available plant food is stored in 

 the soil and plenty of moisture helps the plants, fresh, 

 green onions may be had the year around and crops of 

 50,000 pounds of bulbs per acre are recorded frequently. 

 Where spring rains are light, seeds are generally sown 

 early in February. Where late rainfalls are abundant, 

 sowing may be deferred until surface cultivation has killed 

 most of the annual weeds. The directions of how to sow 

 and cultivate the crop, as given on pages 105-108, are 

 applicable to Pacific Coast conditions as well. Loam, 

 peat, and alluvial soils grow great crops of onions without 

 further fertilization. 



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