MARKETING ONIONS 
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certain recent years. The department of agricultural economics of 
the Massachusetts Agricultural College for some years has collected 
data from station agents in the Connecticut Valley showing the 
CAR-LOT SHIPMENTS OF ONIONS PROM PRINCIPAL SHIPPING REGIONS BY 
MONTHS. AVERAGE OF SEASONS 1918 TO 1922 
CARLOADS 
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MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY 
Fig. 15. — Shipments are heavy in spring and fall months 
waybill destinations of onions from all shipping points in the valley. 
Figures 16, 17, and 18 show maps made from the data thus gathered 
in 1922 and 1923. 
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