. Elements of farm practice. Agriculture. Ill ELEMENTt/' FARM ritAVTlVE 'Plio soil is kopl woll cullivnlod and froo from woods. Whon Iho plnnls nro nboul two indues liifi;li, ihoy arc (hiniiod to lojivp about ono planl about oviMy (wo inches. WIumi th(^ tops weaken just above tlie onion and die down, the onions are pulled, dried, topped and stored. Quite small onions are soinetini(>s pulled nnd dri(>d ;in(i kepi over winter, then set out in the spiin^. 'Tluw ji;r()w (juiekly and ruinish green onions e.'iily. I'hey are called Finiu'o 02.âA liolil of oniona. H;ulish(>s :\vc i;row
. Elements of farm practice. Agriculture. Ill ELEMENTt/' FARM ritAVTlVE 'Plio soil is kopl woll cullivnlod and froo from woods. Whon Iho plnnls nro nboul two indues liifi;li, ihoy arc (hiniiod to lojivp about ono planl about oviMy (wo inches. WIumi th(^ tops weaken just above tlie onion and die down, the onions are pulled, dried, topped and stored. Quite small onions are soinetini(>s pulled nnd dri(>d ;in(i kepi over winter, then set out in the spiin^. 'Tluw ji;r()w (juiekly and ruinish green onions e.'iily. I'hey are called Finiu'o 02.âA liolil of oniona. H;ulish(>s :\vc i;rown I'roni scimI. They require rich, moist soil. ;ind unl(\ss j^rown r;ipidly are very inha'ior in (piMlily. 'riu* seed is sown (>;ii"ly in the sprinj;- for an eMi'ly (â rt)p. Sevi>r;d pl!intin,ii;s twc usually made ;it intiM'VJils of two or ihwc w(H>ks for latiM- use. Radislu^s should be largo (Miough to us(> in four to six weeks Mft(>r the s(>i>d is [)lanted. l\»;is ;ire sown ejirly in spring; (>arly v;irietii*s for early use, liiier vaii(>lit>s for iatiM' use. Thtw iwo sown in drills fi'om (wi) Mud a half to four fet^t apart, d(>pi>nding upon the \;iii(My. 11 is desiiMbl(> in small gardens to furnish sonuMhing on which (he \im>s niay climb, as (lu\v are n(.)( s(rong enough (o staml tMec( alone. Hwarf varieties neeil no suppor(. liCduce, carrots and Swiss cliard are grown in about. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wilson, Archie Dell, 1875- [from old catalog]; Wilson, E. W. , [from old catalog] joint author. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb publishing co.
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