84 ONIONS FOR PROFIT. 



good judgment in the selection of favorable conditions for 

 his undertaking, to raise looo bushels per acre on this new 

 plan. It takes 180,000 plants per acre. The average 

 weight per bulb should be not less than four ounces, if you 

 grow some good strain of the Yellow Dutch, and exceed 

 eight ounces if you grow the Prizetaker. 



I have had many specimens of the latter variety which 

 tipped the scales at twenty- four ounces>, and whole rows 

 with every bulb weighing no less than one pound. The 

 180,000 Prizetaker onions on one acre, each weighing only 

 one-half of a pound, would give 90,000 pounds, or from 

 1400 to 1500 bushels. These, if sold at even a moderate 

 price, leave a big margin of profit for the grower. 



All these calculations and estimates are based upon my 

 own surroundings and local conditions. Each grower must 

 modify them according to his particular surroundings and 

 conditions and ruling prices. Good management and 

 good judgment, especially in respect to selection of most 

 favorable conditions, cannot fail to lead to a satisfactory 

 outcome. 



