Harvesting a Fine Crop of Burrell’s Yellow V 2 dencbi Onions. Note the Onions in 
the Pile Row, the Collapsible Field Crates and in the Background Onions Crated 
and Stacked in the Field to Cure Before Haulingr to Storage. 
“All America” Winner 1937. Burrell’s Yellow Valencia Won an Award of Merit and 
it Justly Deserves Planting by those Wishing the Very Best in Large Yellow Globe, 
Long Keeping Onions. 
CULTIVATION As soon as the onions are large enough so that the 
rows can be seen, begin cultivating very shallow and 
as close to the rows as possible without damaging the 
plants. Cultivate every week to ten days until the bulbs have started 
to develop. Hoe every week, removing all weeds and grass. Do not 
allow any weeds or grass to remain in the field. 
If under irrigation: Irrigate every week to 10 days until the crop 
is matured or up to about ten days before harvest. Here we irrigate 
12 to 14 times and cultivate 10 to 12 times. 
GATHERING As soon as the tops die in the fall, the bulbs should 
be pulled and about four rows put together In each 
windrow. As soon as the tops are dried, cut about one- 
half inch from the bulb with shears and put into field crates. Stack 
crates in piles of about one truckload each and protect top crates from 
weather. When thoroughly cured, run over grader, sort out scallions 
and damaged bulbs and store in onion house. Stack so that the best 
of ventilation is assured. Keep dry and as near a uniform temper¬ 
ature just above 32 degrees as is possible. Repeated freezing and 
thawing will spoil the bulbs. Very early onions are grown by the 
transplanting method, the seed being sown in frames or beds and the 
small onions transplanted, when the size of a small lead pencil, to the 
field rows. 
The tops of some Sweet Spanish Onions remain green right up until 
time it is necessary to harvest. The onions may then be pulled and 
allowed to remain in windrows long enough for drying down the tops. 
GREEN ONIONS DURING would like to have green onions 
/i\iTrn .during the winter time, try planting the 
WINTER seed early enough in the fall to grow 
plants about the size of a lead pencil. 
These may then be pulled before freezing weather sets in and trenched 
like celery. (See Page 20.) 
Onion 
Burrell's Yellow Valencia is Probably the 
most Resistant to Thrip of any Variety 
yet introduced. 
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