84 Teuok Geowing in the South. 



ered and marketed. However it will be found profitable 

 to market a portion of the crop when the bulb is about 

 half grown. Cut away the roots and about half the tops 

 and packing in half-barrel crates. It is better to bunch 

 them in this style using about five to the bunch. If the 

 local demand is good, the ripe onions can be kept for sev- 

 eral months by burying them in sand or putting away in 

 hay as recommended for saving seed potatoes. This crop 

 should turn out 400 to 800 bushels per acre, and usually 

 is profitable. 



