1934 SPRING AND FALL THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC, YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
ONION CULTURE AND PROFIT IN ONIONS 
1 Ounce for 100 Feet of Row; 5 Lbs. Seed per Acre 
Y ou cannot plant a crop on your farm that will produce more dollars per 
acre than a crop of onions. The yield in the northwest from the onion, 
Dakota and Southport Red Globe and other standard varieties, is al¬ 
ways exceptionally heavy; the gardeners selling them at much higher prices 
than the general run of farm produce, making the greatest yield of dollars 
per acre of any crop. Onions can be grown and harvested for $35.00 per 
acre; this allows a good per acre rent for the land. A very ordinary yield 
would be at least 300 bushels per acre, even this small crop would bring 
more net dollars per acre than any five acres in an ordinary crop. Yields 
of one thousand bushels are not uncommon and one of our friends at Bassett, 
Nebraska, has a p,liotograph of his field of one and one-fourth acres from 
which he harvested nine hundred bushels. The varieties he planted were 
Gurney’s Red Globe; “Dakota” and Southport Yellow Globe. 
Figure the cost of production as high as you please and you could not 
come within a mile of the gross profit; plant just as many as you can take 
care of, you cannot flood the market. 
Riverside Sweet Spanish 
This is a California grown strain of the Spanish 
(Denia) onion. With us it grows larger than the 
American Prizetaker and does not produce the 
“stiff-necks” usual in the Spanish type. It is 
the most popular onion in Southern California 
and when grown as a specimen attains enormous 
size, 4 to 414 pounds. Globe shape, bright golden 
yellow. The flavor is very mild, and the shape 
very uniform. Very high yields may be expected 
from this variety. 
At the 1931 meeting of the Sonth Dakota 
Horticultural Society, the Yellow Sweet Spanish 
Onion was highly recommended, outyielding all 
other onions. The mild flavor and fine appear¬ 
ance make them salable at the highest market 
price. Pkt., 8c; oz., 30c; lb., 7£c; 1 lb., 
$2.25; 5 lbs., $10.00. 
Southport Large White 
Globe 
(115 days to maturity) — This is the best all¬ 
purpose white onion in cultivation; it is large, a 
perfect globe, silvery white and the very best 
keeper, and excellent quality. In growing onions 
we advise that you put in a part of your acreage 
of this large White Globe, as there is always a 
demand for a reasonable amount of them at a 
better price than you could get for other onions. 
On account of their mild flavor they are partic¬ 
ularly valuable for green onions for bunches. 
Pkt., 7c; oz., 25c; 14 lb., 65c; 1 lb. $1.85; 4 lbs., 
$ 6 . 20 . 
Prizetaker 
(110 days to maturity)—This is the largest of 
all onions and most handsome; mildest in flavor. 
Our seed stock of this onion is pure .American 
grown and produces the largest and handsomest 
onion we have ever seen, large in size and better 
in appearance than the most wonderful of Span¬ 
ish and Italian varieties, many of the bulbs 
weighing as high as 3 lbs. each. Skin rich golden 
color, and so mild and sweet it can be eaten 
raw like an apple. This onion is a reasonably 
good keeper, but should be disposed of by 
January 1st. We strongly urge the planting of a 
reasonable acreage of this variety, as it will cer¬ 
tainly prove profitable. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; J4 
lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.55; 4 lbs., $5.40. 
An Onion Bulletin 
With Each l^-Lb. Order 
In order that you may grow equally as success¬ 
ful as the expert or continuous grower, we will 
enclose with each order of one-fourth pound and 
up, our Onion Bulletin, giving complete instruc¬ 
tions for preparing the seed bed, planting, grow¬ 
ing, harvesting and marketing. 
Gurney’s Dakota Red Globe 
In offering the “Dakota” (105 days to matu¬ 
rity) Onion we wish to tell you something of it. 
The parentage of this onion is strictly Southport 
Red Globe, but has been grown in Dakota for 
a number of years, and by careful selection of 
the bulbs and saving of the seed crop we have 
produced an onion that is very uniform in size, 
very dark red in color, a perfect globe, and quite 
a bit earlier than any other globe onion that we 
know of. We consider this one of the most profit¬ 
able onions for the people of the Northwest to 
plant. On account of being able to market 
them earlier than other varieties you can secure 
a better price, and as the yield is equally as large 
as any other variety it is certainly more profita¬ 
ble to plant them. The seed will cost you a little 
more money than the others, but a few cents 
per acre are more than made up by the results 
in the fall. Pkt., 8c; oz., 25c; 14 lb., 70c; J4 lb., 
$1.20; 1 lb., $1.90; 4 lbs., $6.50. 
Large Red Wethersfield—(100 days to ma¬ 
turity). One of the old standard varieties and 
favorite onion especially in the West, where im¬ 
mense crops are grown for shipment. Large size, 
skin deep purplish red, form round, somewhat 
flat, flesh purplish white, moderately fine 
grained, and stronger in flavor than most other 
kinds. Very productive, best keeper, it is the 
best of any variety on poor or dry soil. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 20c; (4 lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50, 4 lbs. 
$5.40. 
Southport Red Globe—(110 days to matu¬ 
rity)—We consider this the most profitable of 
the onions for planting in the north. Brings the 
best price on the market of any of the red onions. 
Its large size, dark, glossy red color and the fact 
that it is one of the best keepers makes it very 
desirable. We would advise that you make the 
bulk of your planting Southport Red Globes. 
This variety has given as high as 1,100 bushels 
per acre, and is the leading market value in the 
north. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 50c; 1 lb., 
$1.50; 4 lbs., $5.40. 
Gurney’s 
Mountain Globe Danvers 
This originated at Boulder, Colorado, and 
proved to be a very superior onion. Color, pure 
deep amber; apple shaped; larger than medium in 
size; skin thick and firm; flesh clear white lemon 
yellow; bulb extremely hard, heavy, and one of 
the very best keepers. Seed from many other 
sources has been tried but none of it equalled 
this stock that originally came from Boulder, 
Colorado, and it is very important that this 
seed should be grown in Colorado to retain its 
superior characteristics. Pkt., 7c; oz., 25c; 14 
lb., 60c; !4 lb., 95c; 1 lb., $1.60; 4 lbs., $5.90. 
Southport Yellow Globe—(110 days to ma¬ 
turity)—The true Southport Yellow Globe is 
particularly valuable for winter market. It is a 
more perfect globe than the Yellow Globe Dan¬ 
vers and a better keeper. The onions are simila r 
in size and form to the Southport Red Globe, but 
have a pale straw yellow skin, mild flavor and a 
heavy cropper. Owing to its handsome appear¬ 
ance and delightful flavor it sells readily on all 
markets. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; !4 lb., 50c; 1 lb., 
$1.50; 4 lbs., $5.40. 
He-Shi-Ko Japanese Bunch¬ 
ing Onion 
Long White Hardy Onion—This onion is be¬ 
coming ever more popular for beyond doubt it is 
the best of the Bunching Onions. It will do well 
from Florida to Michigan. The flavor is quite 
mild, and the onion remains tender and pure 
white. We know of no other Onion which 
trenches as well. Pkt., 8c; oz., 30c; 14 lb., 
75c; 1 lb., $2.15. 
White \Velch Onion.—(90 days to matu¬ 
rity)—For early green onions, the seed of this 
onion may be treated as any onion seed, making 
one-third the expense and trouble of planting 
top sets and producing more green onions. The 
flavor is the sweetest of all onions. The plant is 
perennial and may be left in the ground for years 
with but slight protection. Maximum results, 
however, are obtained by treating as an annual; 
sow in the spring or fall. Pkg., 5c; oz. 20c; 14 
lb. 55c; 1 lb. $1.65. 
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