Dry Onions 



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Seeds ot leek (X 6)- 



Most onion-growers prefer to sell the crop in the fall. 



Usually it is put in temporary storage in open sheds, much 



as corn is stored in the crib. One of these sheds is shown 



in Fig. 68. There are wide spaces 



in the outside boarding of the shed, 



and the floor is raised a few inches 



above the ground and cracks are left 



in it. The eaves should project enough 



to carry all water clear of the sides. 



If the onions are dry and clean when 



put into storage and the tops have been 



carefully removed, the onions may be 



stored several feet deep in narrow 



bins or cribs of this kind. 



Frost-proof storage-houses are most reliable. They are 



provided with good ventilation, and kept near freezing 



temperature. Only mature 

 well-cured onions should 

 be stored in them, and 

 particular attention should 

 be given to having only 

 rot-free bulbs. Fig. 69 

 represents "a good onion 

 storage-house," drawn 

 from M. T. Munn, Bull. 

 437, of the New York 

 (Geneva) Experiment Sta- 

 tion. 



The kinds. 



Varieties of onions are many. They differ in season, 



size of bulb, shape, color, quality, keeping ability. The 



71. Seedlings of leek (X %). 



