SEED COMPANY 21 

Onion ... Sweet Spanish or Valencia 
All Onion seed crops were short this last harvest. I advise you to place 
your order early before we are sold out. 

The Sweet Spanish or Valencia type onion is increasing in popularity year after 
year, The consumer likes it on account of its mild flavor and large size, the grower 
likes it because of its heavy yield and fine keeping qualities. Many carloads are shipped 
from this district every year, some direct from the fields and others stored until 
spring. Growers here generally expect from 1000 to 1500 crates per acre, the 
average crate weighing from 42 to 45 pounds each. A test plot at the Colorado State 
Experiment Station, here at Rocky Ford, reported a yield of 67,842 pounds of good 
merchantable onions from one acre planted with our Utah-Winegar strain. Because 
of the importance of onions to this section, great care and attention is given to the 
strain of seed used. Fully 80% of all the onions grown here are from this strain. 
They are good keepers, with very few bottlenecks. The onions will average 24% to 3 
inches in diameter, with many measuring up to 4 and 5 inches. The ideal size for 
general market use is from 2 to 3 inches, the larger sizes are used mostly for crating. 
Drill 2 to 2% pounds of seed to the acre. 
YELLOW SWEET SPANISH (Utah or Winegar strain). Dr. Winegar origi- 
nated this fine strain of onion. Its superiority being its deep yellow color, excel- 
lent keeping quality, thick skin, uniformity, size and trueness to type. Bulbs 
are large, globe in shape, with four or five heavy golden-brown outside skins. The 
flesh is white with a mild pleasant flavor. The most profitable to grow on account 
of its heavy yielding and freedom from spikes and bottlenecks; practically every 
onion being merchantable under favorable growing conditions. Top growth very 
vigorous and more resistant to thrip than most strains, When properly grown they 
are wonderful keepers and good shippers. 
Oz. 50c; 14 Ib. $1.50; 1% Ib. $2.75; 1 Ib. $5; 2 Ibs. $9.50; 5 Ibs, $23; 10 Ibs. $45. Prepaid. 
WHITE SWEET SPANISH (Improved). This is the finest of the white 
strains. It will produce very large, globe shaped, white onions of very mild flavor. 
A fairly heavy yielder and a good keeper. It will not yield as heavy as the Yellow 
variety but the higher market price will more than offset the difference in yield. 
Where a large white onion is wanted this variety is in great demand and the 
market price is better than for any other sort. 
Oz. 50c; %4 Ib. $1.50; 1% Ib. $2.75; 1 Ib. $5; 2 Ibs. $9.50; 5 Ibs, $23; 10 Ibs. $45. Prepaid. 

Write for prices on larger quantities. 
