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and I believe that careful sorting will pay well. Each size 

 or grade should be put in a package by itself. A device 

 for sorting, such as is illustrated in Fig. 2,^, is easily made 

 out of a few scantlings, slats, and boards. The picture 

 makes the arrangement plain enough, and further descrip- 

 tion will not be needed. 



Fig. 36. 



Home-Made Onion Sorter. 



The larger sizes of the Prizetaker onion I have for 

 several seasons put up and marketed in the manner shown 

 in Fig. 37. The crate is patterned after the crate in 

 which the Spanish and Bermuda onions are imported to 

 our markets. The slats are 19)^ inches long, and the end 

 pieces 19}^ by 7 inches. The crate holds plump three 

 pecks. In the earlier part of the season they have sold 

 well at from $1.00 to $1.25 each. These crates can 

 be had, in the flat, at 12 to 15 cents apiece. 



The Spanish Onion in Market. 

 In some local markets, or among rural consumers, these 

 fine, large bulbs sell well in smaller quantities, especially 



