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ber or early November. They will bring good 

 prices if shipped at this time, as the commission 

 men sell from $2.25 to $3 a bushel hamper. The 

 stewers are also shipped to the commission mer- 

 chants about the same time, but sell for a little less 

 than the picklers. The New York market is always 

 better than any other in the sale of onions. 



" If sets are good in the fall I generally dispose of 

 part of them ; if not, I keep them in my onion house 

 until February i or March i and sell when there is a 

 demand for them at good prices. They usually sell 

 in the spring from $2.50 to $4 a bushel. I have re- 

 ceived as high as $6 for the Silver Skin sets in the 

 spring. These are the only sets to grow for mar- 

 ket, as they will always command a higher price 

 than any other sets grown. 



"When storing sets in the fall to keep until 

 spring, the crates should be cross-piled in a per- 

 fectly watertight and dry building. When piling 

 put a i-inch block between each pair of crates on 

 each corner to give plenty of air space. Also leave 

 space between piles lengthwise to go through and 

 examine at leisure. The building in which the sets 

 are stored should have many windows in it for 

 ventilation. In case of warm weather these win- 

 dows must be thrown open to allow the air to cir- 

 culate and to prevent heating. If the sets should 

 become warm they will start to grow. This should 

 be prevented if possible. Never handle an onion 

 set while it is frozen, or it will rot." 



PARSLEY 



The leaves of parsley are used for flavoring and 

 garnishing. The crop is managed in the same way 

 as parsnips, except that the leaves are gathered 



