MARKETING ONIONS 
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U. S. No. 1 Bermuda onions, according to the United States grades 
as revised March 17, 1924, consist of Bermuda onions of one variety 
which are mature, well shaped, free from doubles, splits, bottle necks, 
seed stems and noticeably pink onions, and from damage caused by 
dirt or other foreign matter, moisture, sunburn, sunscald, cuts. 
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Fig. 
— Bermudas of poor types should be thrown out. A, " split " : B, a pinked 
yellow ; C, a bottle neck ; D, two bad doubles ; E, half of a double 
disease, insects, or mechanical or other means. U. S. No. 2 Bermuda 
onions shall consist of onions of one variety which are free from 
bottle necks, seed stems, and splits and from damage caused by 
moisture, sunscald, cuts, disease, insects, or mechanical or other 
means. U. S. No. 2 Yellow Bermudas may not contain more than 15 
Fig. 8. — Field inspectors insist upon careful sorting 
per cent by weight of noticeably pink onions. U.S. No. 3 grade in- 
cludes air onions which do not meet the foregoing specifications. 2 
In Figure 7 some types of Bermudas which should be culled out are 
shown. Figure 8 shows field inspection of crated Bermudas. 
2 Copies of the United States grades for northern-grown and Bermuda onions may be 
secured without charge on application to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, United 
States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
