Show SELECTION selections 1 OF ONIONS pays well wel to B be e careful in sending to market should be picked when bulbs begin to show slightly rounded bottoms demand la ii fo for r freshest and neatest appearing by LAVILLA WRIGHT macomber MA COMBEn havone flaying discovered after several sea sone bona of 0 epperle experience lice that largo large sized sets bets yield better than the small ones and occupy no more mora space we sort out our small even evea sized beta sets in early spring and sell to tho the stores retaining all tho the medium or large left over onions to set tor for marketing I 1 often grocers who have a large amount of grown onions left over in their cellars are glad to get gd rid ot of them for little or nothing and they make the best of sets even when tho the sprouts are spindled for they soon straighten out of at doors and have nearly a week the start of those not already sprouted Bp routed we set our onions just as soon as the ground can bo be plowed and roughly leveled leaving enough space between the closely set flat rows to cultivate with a weed hoe A cold snap or light kaal these onions are arc not uniform un biform in size but the quality Is excellent some growers assort their bunches putting some small ones in with the big fellows fo for r the convenience of the housewife snap does not hurt them except to retard growth and we find that the sets must ha be placed in the ground and andri pushed bushed along for the market at the earliest possible date to meet the first demands which before town gardens begin to bear are brisk our onions are placed on the market as soon as aa the bulbs begin to show slightly rounded bottoms and our cust customers lomers prefer them at that stage rather than when the bottoms are nicely rounded and the onion flavor more pronounced the extreme tips of the bunch only are clipped to give a neater appearance and they are tied well down onto the tops that the string may not cut into the tender white part As our orders are usually sent in tho the day before the onions are pulled in the evening evenin g and left standing bottoms bottome down in tubs of water over night the water loosens the rotten outside skins which may bo be easily slipped down and the roots clipped not too closely or the cut ends will curl back with a stout sharp knife tho the soaking over night la is a valuable labor saver especially when large orders emust be delivered for the early morning trade our onions ar are a sent to market in lots of a A dozen bunches each wrapped in plain wrapping paper and tied loosely with stout cord to prevent i dust from sett lingon them in transit the yellow danvers variety Is our bur favorite for green onions be 1 cause of their quick and uniform growth fresh white color and mild flavor unquestionably it pays to be particular when preparing vegetables for market for those of the freshest and neatest neatest appearance are always sought for while the careless peddler who brings in halt half cleaned uneven bunches sometimes nona non to fresh and covered with dust ha hap some to take back 1 |