Show curious phenomenon how is it you raise so BO large and nice onions I 1 asked of an iowa farmer as I 1 was sitting at the table with him and antt observing 0 some on the table well said he rive five live we sprout the seed with boiling water and then plant it early and in good ground y sprout the seed beed in boiling water I 1 ex claimed inquiringly what do you mean sir bythan by that wont boil boiling ing water kill the seed not all he be replied but it will sprout them in one minutes time timm it will it looks incredible I 1 replied with sur surprise prisM well you try it he replied grinningly when the time comes commes to plant and nind find fini it just dst ast as I 1 tell you and nd sure enough when spring time came and my neighbor was about planting his bis onion seed and being present I 1 said jewell last winter there was a man told ine lne me in iowa that to pour boiling water on black onion seed seea would sprout it in one minute suppose you try it very wella well weli said he and taking the teakettle boiling from the stove he poured the water vater thus boiling on the seed which be had in in a tea saucer looking closely at it for a moment he exclaimed my conscience you have told rightly only look there 12 I 1 looked and behold the little sprouts about as large as horse hairs were shooting out of the opened ends of 0 the seed he did not retain the water on the seed above three seconds and in less jess than one half balf minute after it was poured off the sprouts were projecting from the seeds my imy iowa friend assured me that this process would advance the growth or of the onion from two to three weeks beyond the ordinary method of planting lantin without sprouting try it gardeners a beners and farmers barc birr aers much may be be gained e fy by it cor dollar paper |