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lowed by Madison, Genesee, Orleans, and Oswego. The most impor- 
tant shipping- stations are Canastota, in Madison County. Elba, in 
Genesee, and AVilliamson and East Williamson, in Wayne County. 
The Yellow Globe is the leading variety in Western New York, 
with a small percentage of the Red Globe. The crop in general is 
well grown, maturing a large proportion of first-class stock. The 
greater part of the commercial product not shipped early in the 
season is placed in bushel storage crates and held for a time in barns, 
warehouses, or commercial storage buildings. The active shipping 
season continues from August to February. After that month the 
volume of movement decreases rapidly, the condition of the stock is 
not so good, and there is increasing competition with southern onions. 
Orange County, N, T. — A rather distinct producing region in 
Orange County, 50 miles northwest of Xew York City, produces 
about one-third of the onions grown in Xew York State. Produc- 
tion centers largely around Orange Farm, Big Island, Pine Island, 
and Florida. In 1923 the estimated acreage was 3,550, which was 
about equal to the average plantings of the three previous years. 
Most of the onions are grown from seed, although there has been a 
tendency in recent years to increase the planting of sets, because of 
their earlier maturity. The chief variety grown is the Yellow 
Danvers, but the red kinds are also rather generally produced. The 
movement to market usually starts about July 20, and is heaviest 
about September 1. The crop enters the consuming centers a short 
time in advance of Connecticut Valley onions. 
New Jersey. — Production of onions in Xew Jersey centers in Cum- 
berland County around Cedarville and Xewport. Shipments from 
this section averaged about 550 cars for the five seasons 1918-19 to 
1922-23, and were chiefly of onions grown from sets. Competition 
with foreign onions is keen in some seasons and poor yields also 
have been somewhat discouraging in recent years. The greater part 
of the crop is marketed during July and August and is packed in 
bushel hampers. 
Indiana. — Onions are grown extensively in the muck soils of 
northern Indiana in Whitley, Xoble, Starke, Jasper, Dekalb, and 
other counties. Among the important shipping stations during 1921 
and 1922 were McCoysburg, Kimmell, Churubusco, Collins, Colum- 
bia City, and Knox. Whitley, the leading onion county, harvested in 
1923 approximately 1,300 acres out of a total of 5,900 estimated for 
the State. In Whitley County, production centers largely around 
Churubusco and Collins, in isolated patches of swamp muck land. 
Many of these patches are found around the Blue River, within a 
radius of 15 miles of Churubusco. The shipping season usually be- 
gins about July 15 with the heaviest movement, in September and 
October. Approximately half the acreage is grown on shares. 
Ohio. — Onion production in Ohio is most prominent in Hardin 
County, with Alger and McGufley as main shipping points. The 
principal onion district is the Scioto marsh — a tract of reclaimed 
land approximately 6 miles square lying along botli banks of the 
Scioto River. The entire marsh contains approximately 20,000 
acres, nearly one- fifth of which is in onions. The black muck soil 
requires but light applications of fertilizer, and yields in a normal 
year average around 400 bushels per acre. 
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