Show union there Is a good deal of complaint among farmers and gardeners about being unable to secure a good stand of onions by planting the seed onion seed deteriorates very rapidly with age and only that of the last season s crop should be used the sprouting seeds and young plants are very easily killed by drouth and some method of plant ing must be followed that will carry the young plants over the dry weather A simple and quite effective way of planting Is to prepare a good seed bed by plowing the land in the tall or early winter smooth down the surface with a harrow or similar tool drill the seed in rows about fifteen inches apart placing the seed about one inch below the surface of the soil firm the soil well on the seed by walking on the rows or some similar method then cover lightly with loose soil this method although simple has never failed to give a good stand of onions at the experiment station at still water As soon as the plants are three or tour inches high they should be thinned to three inches apart in the row weeds and grass should never be permitted to grow in the onion bed and the surface of the soil should be kept loose and mellow with the hoe or hand cultivator onions are easily grown and with good care will yield a good crop in almost all parts of ok lahoma oklahoma experiment sta alon in fighting the colorado potato bee tie no adequate substitute for arsenical poisons has yet been found and thee the e ie little hope that any will be found the efforts are now limited to finding cheaper or more effective compounds ot arsenic than paris green |