. Shumway : garden guide. Nursery stock Illinois Rockford Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. 8ciiflle Hoe. Each by exp. 400 The Onion crop is a pofitalDle one, and seldom-fails to py. This is one of the standard vegetables and a very sure crop to grow. The seed should be sown as soon as the soil can be well worked. Sow at the rate of four to six pounds to the acre. Make the rows twelve to fourteen inches apart, and thin out the plants to stand three to four inches apart in the rows. Use rich ground, and give thorough culture, and keep all weeds cleaned out. The b
. Shumway : garden guide. Nursery stock Illinois Rockford Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. 8ciiflle Hoe. Each by exp. 400 The Onion crop is a pofitalDle one, and seldom-fails to py. This is one of the standard vegetables and a very sure crop to grow. The seed should be sown as soon as the soil can be well worked. Sow at the rate of four to six pounds to the acre. Make the rows twelve to fourteen inches apart, and thin out the plants to stand three to four inches apart in the rows. Use rich ground, and give thorough culture, and keep all weeds cleaned out. The beet crops are produced on a well manured or ver^ rich soil, if the crop is obstinate in ma- turing, it is advisable to break down the tops, which will check the flow of sap, and let the bulb retain the vitality to hasten maturity, In localities where onions do not mature very well, it is advisable to start them early in cold-frames, or any secluded warm place, and transplant them into open ground as soon as the weatiier is suitable. Onions can be grown several years in the same soil if it is rich, as they do not show a requirement for rotation as many crops do. They delight in cool weather and high culture. Hot and dry weather checks their growth and causes them tci ri^«n too soon. Thet keet best when stored in a shaded and well ventilated „la,c^ and in shaHow crates. The onion crop is seldom infested with insects, nor fungus disease, imless it be o^'bld weedy ground. If a crop becomes infested with the onion maggots at the roots, that fieldfshould be discarded and newer gromid be devoted to them whenever it is possible to do of medium size and is vei/ solid. Is at- tractive shape, and finest for both family and market, and it is pro- nomiced one of the best keepers ever introduced. 3t is remarkably early, and is a deep amber-brown, and its beautiful color will distin- g^sh it from all other sorts. , ^1).55, ^, oz,8, 3 S_g <. Please note that thes
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