96 ONIONS FOR PROFn\ 



Then comes the washing. Place a quantity into a tub or 

 barrel of water, stir thoroughly for a few minutes, then 

 gently pour the water off, together with all the pods and 

 light seeds floating on top, leaving the heavy seed in the 

 bottom. This washing maybe repeated once or twice, and 

 the seed should at once be spread out thinly on sheets or 

 boards to dry, in the sim or a dry, v/arm room. Be sure 

 that it is thoroughly dry before being stored in bulk. 



Weight of Onions. 

 I am frequently asked about the legal weight of a bushel 

 of onions. This is not easily answered, simply because 

 some States, as New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, etc., 

 have not thought it worth while to establish a legal weight 

 for onions, while other States have seemed to entertain 

 somewhat differing ideas as to what Aveight it properly 

 should have. The following is the weight recognized as 

 legal by the States named : — 



Pounds. Pounds. 



Arkansas, 57 Nebraska, 57 



California, Nevada, 



Colorado, 57 New Hampshire, .... 



Connecticut, 50 New Jersey, 57 



Delaware, New York, 



Georgia, 57 North Carolina, 



Illinois, 57 North Dakota, 



Indiana, 48 Oliio 50 



Idalio, Oregon, 



Iowa, 57 Pennsylvania, 



Kansas, 57 Rhode Island, 52 



Kentucky, 57 South Dakota, 



Louisiana, Tennessee, 56 



Maine, 52 Texas, 57 



Maryland, . 56 Vermont, 52 



Massachusetts, 52 Virginia, 57 



Michigan, 54 West Virginia, 



Minnesota, Wisconsin, 5#" 



Missouri, 57 Washington, 



Montana, Wyoming, 



