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ed in late February will mature full sized onions by July 

 15tli. If seed is planted thickly in cold frames or pro- 

 tected beds in December or about January 1st the plants 

 will usually be ready for transplanting to open ground as 

 early as the soil can be worked in the spring. 



For general market purposes however, dependence 

 should be placed in the Prizetaker, the three Globe va- 

 rieties (White, Yellow and Eed) and the Australian 

 Brown. This latter has not been as generally successful 

 as the first named although it is the best keeper of all, 

 having kept a full year in perfect condition. 



Foi' best results the ground used for onions should have 

 been under clean culture the year previous. If you ex- 

 pect to grow onions for a crop regularly, set aside a piece 

 of ground and keep it in onions year after year and you 

 will get better results. If kept perfectly clean as it should 

 be the expense of weeding and cultivation will grow less 

 each year. 



Onions ground in this section should be plowed in the 

 fall and let stay in rough state through the winter. 

 Freezing disintegrates the clods. If dry enough plow 

 again thoroughly in spring, then harrow until the soil is 

 as fine as possible. If you have your plants in seed bed 

 do not be in too great hurry to transplant. A harrowing 

 of your ground every week will kill out thousands of 

 young weeds and grass plants that would make trouble 

 later on. In the latitude of Atlanta April 1st is early 

 enough to transplant and this can be done as described in 

 the Texas practice. If you intend to plant seed in the 

 open, follow the practice described for Florida and plant 

 seed latter part of February or first half of March. This 

 matter of date is dependent on season conditions and must 



