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not have to be forced upon the market in mass 

 at harvest time. Gluts and consequent depres- 

 sion of prices can be averted. The grower, if 

 prepared to store his crop at harvest time, can 

 gain the advantage of any advance in price 

 which otherwise might go to the speculator. 



Yields of onions vary with the soil, the 

 season, culture given, and variety grown from 

 one hundred and fifty to six hundred bushels 

 per acre for such sorts as Yellow Globe and 

 Red Weathersfield, and from 12,000 pounds 

 to as high as 48,000 pounds per acre for Ber- 

 muda onions. The average for the Weathers- 

 field class is about three hundred bushels per 

 acre, while the average for the Bermuda type 

 is about 20,000 pounds per acre. 



The average gross income for the Northern 

 field crop is about $150.00 per acre, with maxi- 

 mum returns under high prices of $400.00 per 

 acre. The Bermuda crop returns from $300.00 

 to $400.00 per acre, depending upon the price. 

 Banner yields and high prices have returned 

 as high as $1,200.00 per acre. As compared 

 with cereal crops onions produce from six to 

 fifteen times as much gross return, but it must 

 be remembered that the cost of production is 

 much higher. The land adapted to the crop 

 is restricted in area, is more valuable, is more 



