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acreage is approximately 8,500 or about equal to the 

 combined acreage of cabbage and onions. 



Onions constitute a prominent crop and are most 

 largely grown on muck soil, for that reason following 

 the primary development of such soils through west- 

 ern jSTew York from the Niagara River eastward to 

 Rome in Oneida County. Wayne County leads al- 

 though the South Lima area in Livingston Count\' 

 and the sections around Rome receive rather more 

 popular advertising. In the lower part of the State 

 in south central Orange County, large areas of muck 

 soil are almost exclusively given over to the produc- 

 tion of onions, so much so that " Orange County 

 reds " have a standard market quotation as a recog- 

 nized grade. Heavy fertilization strong in potash is 

 required for all crops on muck soil. The area of 

 onions is about 5,500 acres and Xew York ranks a 

 close second to Ohio, several other states following 

 closely. The yield averages 300 to 400 bushels to the 

 acre, though two or three times this amount are se- 

 cured on some farms. 



Celery ranks with lettuce and onions as a muck- 

 land crop. iSTew York led in area of these in 1909 

 with about 3,000 acres or a fifth of the total in the 

 United States. Muck areas in the Genesee Valley re- 

 gion are most largely devoted to celery, and the crop 

 extends into the southern tier of counties much more 

 than does onions. While the yield is larger on muck 

 than on upland soils, and perhaps the quality a little 

 better, it is recognized that the keeping properties in 



