Food for The seed should be sown with a hand seed drill 



_Z lants about three-quarters of an inch deep and in rows about 



164 fifteen inches apart, using about six pounds of seed per 



acre. 



In about five days after the seed is sown the field 

 should be gone over with the weeder to destroy any 

 weeds that have started to germinate near the surface, 

 and again in three or four days, or before the onions 

 come up. Always run the weeder across the rows. 



After the onions are up so that you can see the 

 rows, cultivate them carefully with the wheel hoe, using 

 the sharp blades that are made for that purpose and 

 going not more than one-half inch deep. 



As soon as any more weeds appear to be germinat- 

 ing, go over the rows again with the weeder. The weeder 

 may appear to be doing some damage, but if handled 

 carefully there is no danger, as we have sown an extra 

 pound of seed to allow for some being pulled out. 



When the onions are about four inches high it will 

 probably be necessary to weed them once by hand. This 

 will not prove to be a tedious job if the weeder and wheel 

 hoe have been used with good judgment. 



Nitrate should be applied as follows : One hundred 



pounds scattered broadcast over the 

 Fertilizing. fidd within ft week af ter the seed i s sown 



and before the plants break through the ground, and 

 two more applications broadcast consisting of 100 

 pounds each at intervals of two or three weeks, depend- 

 ing somewhat upon the appearance of the plants as to 

 growth and color. 



Generally speaking, the Nitrate 

 When to Apply ghould ftU be app li e d during May and 

 Nitrate. Jun ^ t i loug ] 1 jf a drought occurs in 



July, and the onions show signs of turning yellow at 

 the tips, an extra dressing of 50 pounds per acre may be 

 applied to advantage. In a wet season avoid putting it 

 on late, as it might aggravate the tendency to produce 

 a considerable number of scullions. It should only be 

 applied when the plants are dry. 



The onion is an alkali-loving plant, 

 Use of Com- and? like aspara g US) seems to have a 



mon bait. peculiar fondness for salt. The results 



