Show PROPER STORAGE FOR ONIONS loose skins dirt and decaying sped mens should be removed gentl important before onions are put in storage or on the market they should be screened to remove loose skins dirt and soft or decaying specimens onions in storage require plenty of ventilation for this reason they must be stored in small quantities where there la a cool temperature and dryness the bulbs should be spread out several inches deep on slat racks op placed in crates because of the difficulty experienced in ventilating then thoroughly bags or bins are not so satisfactory in special storage houses the temperature Is kept as cool as possible safely above the freezing point where onions are not used until spring they are sometimes allowed to freeze hard and then covered with a heavy layer of straw or hay to prevent them from thawing until late winter or early spring pennsylvania state college v L |