Show U S ISSUES BULLETIN ON ONION SELLING A bulletin on the marketing of onions prepared b by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics has just been published b by the U S De- De Department Department of Agriculture It describes es Cs the varieties and types of onions onions an places where onions onions are arc produced as well as practices in in harvesting grading storing fi- fi financing shipping and selling the The onion crop Bermuda type onion including din both the Yellow Ber- Ber Bermuda Bermuda muda and the Crystal White Wax Vax are arc the principal crop early var- var varieties varieties Seventeen years ago the com com- onion acreage of the Unit Unit- United United ed States averaged about acres but the average in recent years has been about and the crop in n recent years has aver aver- averaged averaged aged about sacks Mechanization has only slight slight- slightly ly I touched the onion for much of the thc work of harvesting is by hand A large part or of the crop is sized by hand over tables with slatted bottoms Most carlot shipments are in refrigerator cars under cars Under ven- ven ventilation ventilation The onions move to mar mar- market market ket b by rail boat and motor trucks The demand for onions is rela- rela relatively inelastic says the thc as compared with man many other prod prod- products products A shortage in supply usually results in a more than proportion proportion- proportionate ate increase increase in price whereas a I crop surplus usually causes a more than proportionate price decline Copies of Technical Bulletin No Marketing Onions are obtain obtainable obtainable able at 15 cents each from the Su- Su Superintendent Superintendent of Documents Wash Vash Washington ington D C |