. Seeds for the garden & farm. Nursery stock Kansas Topeka Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. 15. t% I^J 11% 1^1 German—3tt)te&cL French—Oignon. Swedish—Lok. Spanish—Cti1?Gflav — I I ^10 CULTURE—For the best results this vegetable should have a rich, deep loamy soil, but can be raised on almost any land with the exception of stiff clay or gravel. Early in the spring level the ground and tread firmly; then sow the seed in drills about one-quarter of an in»h deep and one foot apart, covering lightly with soil. After this h
. Seeds for the garden & farm. Nursery stock Kansas Topeka Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. 15. t% I^J 11% 1^1 German—3tt)te&cL French—Oignon. Swedish—Lok. Spanish—Cti1?Gflav — I I ^10 CULTURE—For the best results this vegetable should have a rich, deep loamy soil, but can be raised on almost any land with the exception of stiff clay or gravel. Early in the spring level the ground and tread firmly; then sow the seed in drills about one-quarter of an in»h deep and one foot apart, covering lightly with soil. After this has been done press the soil down firmly, either with a light roller or the back of a spade. When the plants are large enough thin out gradually, until they are about three \ inches apart. Frequent hoeing and keeping of the ground free from weeds is necessary to produce a good crop. Care, however, should be taken •-^ not to stir the earth too deeply. Our seed is of the best quality, and we know from years of experience as onion seed growers that better seed cannot be had at any price. Five or six pounds to the acre is the quantity required to grow large onions, while for pickles or sets the amount needed is fifty or sixty pounds. MAY'S SELECTED RED WETHERSFIELD. We confidently recommend this strain of this favorite onion as the very best ever offered the gardeners of America, and believe we are fully justified in making'this claim. It grows with unusual regularity and yields of over 1,000 bushels per acre have been reported to us from various sections. Mr. B. L. Grant, Hudson, Wis., one of the largest, if not the very largest onion grower in the Northwest, writes as follows: "I raised over 1,000 bushels of Red Wethersfield onions per acre. This is 40 per cent heavier yield than I ever had from any other ; Onions weighing from one to two pounds each are frequently grown from our selected strain in one season from seed. While not so early as Red Wonde
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