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frigerated before the bulk of the load can be cooled. It is 

 doubtful, therefore, whether the claims for royalties on these 

 patented processes are justifiable from the standpoint that 

 they do not increase the efficiency of the work sufficiently to 

 warrant the extra expense. 



Mr. Work : This session is to be devoted to a round table 

 discussion on the subject of the production of onions on muck 

 land. We have asked two men to help us by opening the 

 discussion. Mr. A. P. Fisher of Canastota is to first outline 

 very briefly the method of growing onions as practiced at 

 Canastota, one of the great producing sections of our state. 

 Mr. E. R. Hay is to tell us how they handle the crop at Clyde. 

 We have also here men from South Lima; we have at least 

 one man from the great Orange County swamps; and we 

 have a number of men from the muck lands of Wayne 

 County. This is our opportunity. We are all here together. 

 Let us join in a discussion of our subject, and let us learn all 

 we can from the other fellow. Let us all feel free to tell what 

 we know. As has been said, 'There always seems to be one 

 man in a crowd who knows what the other man does not 

 know." Mr. Fisher. 



ONIONS ON MUCK. 



Round Table. Led by A. P. Fisher, Canastota, New York, 

 and E. R. Hay, Clyde, New York. 



Mr. Fisher: In the vicinity of Canastota are approxi- 

 mately fifteen thousand acres of muck land. About one 

 thousand acres are devoted to onion and celery culture. We 

 have a great many problems to contend with in the raising 

 of onions, as we do in everything else. In order to raise 

 onions on muck land we must have the muck land to begin 

 with. Our soil varies in depth, ranging from a few inches 

 in thickness to several feet. Upon the deeper soil, the mois- 

 ture can be conserved much better than on a shallow soil. 

 Sometimes we see a very good crop of onions from a shallow 



