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In very wet weather it is sometimes necessary to 

 move the crop to some dry barn floor, shed or loft, for 

 when new roots begin to form on mature bulbs it is very 

 difficult to stop continued growth. To prepare for mar- 

 ket the dry tops are cut off with scissors or sharp knives, 

 the onions sorted, and put in sacks. The yield varies 

 greatly under different conditions of soil and season, 

 from 100 to 1000 bushels per acre being produced. 

 Onions are not injured by light freezing and may be 

 kept over winter in a cold, dry cellar or any cold, dry 

 room that does not freeze. They are also kept by plac- 

 ing in a cold loft, freezing them lightly and covering 

 with hay, when they will remain frozen or thaw out 

 very gradually, but should not be handled when frozen. 



Varieties. 



Among the varieties most grown are the Danvers Yel- 

 low Globe, Red Wethersfield, Southport White Globe, 

 Prize Taker. 



PEAS. 



This is another crop adapted to the farm garden. It 

 is generally grown on cheap land and with commercial 

 fertilizer. The income from the crop is not large, but 

 as it can be grown cheaply when it is harvested early 

 there is a good profit from it for the time and money in- 

 vested. Early, warm land sloping to the south, should 

 be selected, and plowed in the fall and again in the 

 spring, unless it be turf land, in which case the wheel- 

 harrow run deeply will suffice, making it fine and mel- 

 low as early as possible. The seed is better planted 

 with a corn-planter or other seed drill, as the plants will 

 then be in better line and more easily cultivated with the 

 horse or hand wheel-hoe. The fertilizer can be drilled 

 in with the seed with an attachment to the seed drill. 



As soon as the plants break through the ground a 



