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BULLETIN 1325, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
The United States grades for domestic Bermuda onions have been 
adopted officially by both Texas and California ; but, as a matter of 
fact, prior to the 1924 season most of the crop has been shipped as 
" commercial grade," which includes all stock of U. S. No. 2 quality 
Fig. 5. — Onion field, Laredo, Tex. The falling over of the tops is a sign of harvest 
maturity 
or better. During the 1924 season, however, the shipping-point in- 
spection-service was inaugurated by the United States Department of 
Agriculture in cooperation with the Texas State Department of 
Agriculture, and a large part of the crop was graded and inspected 
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Fig. 6. — Soi'ting and crating are done in the field (Texas) 
on the basis of the United States grades. In California the United 
States grades have been used extensively in connection with the 
shipping-point inspection service conducted by the Federal depart- 
ment and the California State Department of Agriculture since 1921. 
