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2. How should the bulbs be removed from the soil ? Are tools or 



machines ever used for this purpose ? 

 W-VG : 396. L : 169-171. C : 316. 



3. What is done with the bulbs after they are pulled ? 



W-VG: 397. L:170. C : 316. 



4. What is considered a satisfactory yield to the acre? W-VG : 400. 



5. To what extent is the yield reduced if the rows are far enough 



apart to work vnth a horse f 



17. Storing. — Onions should not be placed in permanent 

 storage until thoroughly dry. The requirements of successful 

 storage are thorough ventilation, a dry atmosphere, and the 

 impossibility of alternate freezing and thawing. In the great 

 commercial storage houses, an effort is made to maintain the tem- 

 perature as low as possible without actual freezing. This, of 

 course, cannot be done in most farm buildings, so that the main 

 thing to guard against is alternate freezing and thawing that 

 invariably destroys the bulbs. If there is a location where the 

 bulbs can be frozen and then covered with hay to hold the frost 

 until they are wanted for sale, the results will be satisfactory. 

 Thick-necked specimens should be marketed early in the fall. 



1. What are the essentials for the successful storage of onions? 



W-VG: 397^00. L:171. C: 317-318. 



2. What method do you intend to use ? 



3. What do you know about the construction and management of the 



large commercial storage houses f 

 W-VG: 398. L:171. C:318. 



