Burrell's Yellow Valencia is Probably the 
most Resistant to Thrip of any Variety 
yet introduced. 
Harvesting a Fine Crop of Burrell's Yellow Valencia 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 Hauling to Storage. 
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 with¬ 
out 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 Held. 
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* 
Held crates. Stack crates in piles of about one truckload each and protect 
top crates from weather. When thoroughly cur^d, 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 tem¬ 
perature just above 32 degrees as is possible. Repeated freezing and thaw¬ 
ing 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 trans¬ 
planted, when the size of a small lead pencil, to the Held rows. 
The tops of some Sweet Spanish Onions remain green right up imtil 
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 WINTER 
If you would like to have green onions during the winter time, try 
planting the 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 21.) 
“All-America" Wiimer 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. 
See page 100 for Special Prices to Market Growers. 
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