Show PLANTING A CROP OF ONIONS denver farm and field A largely increased acreage in onions Is to be put in this season reason by growers in the vicinity of denver brighton greeley port fort collins and other places planting has been progressing for two or three weeks as the weather has been exceptionally mild and genial end and the ground hao hae been in good condition fall ploughing sloughing hing is preferable to is most parts of the country but it should be deferred as late as a possible any mure manure which has been previously appl applied led should be short enough to allow the plow to turn it entirely under the surface the character of the soil will determine the proper depth for plowing it if the land is rich loose and friable to the depth of ten or or more inches there is little danger of plowing too deep it is never desirable to turn up a stiff heavy subsoil in preparing ground tot tor onions for this invariably diminishes the yield renders cuti more difficult and requires more mope frequent tilling fall plowing to is especially desirable with new soils pastures and alfalfa sods soda it hastens the decay of vegetable matter and the alternate freezing tree aing and thawing of winter and early spring thoroughly pulverizes the soil the ground also can usually be worked sooner in the spring which is a great k desideratum in sections where it Is bal portana to sow the seed or set the bulbs at the earliest poe possible sible date no lo 10 labor j necessary to put the soil in a thorough ly fine condition should be spared A A disk harrow I 1 is almost indispensable tf ir clods and lumps are numerous tl the roller and this instrument may be alternately with advantage A disk harrow which contains a large number of small disks is ex celent to follow am one with larger disks but the ordia ordinary thing harrows barrows will answer the V pose on many soils after thorough harrowing a plank drag should be ens aloyed to level the surface and make i ic smooth for planting i it is impossible to secure satisfactory results without seed of superior pa ity growers sometimes make the ms take of purchasing seed of uncertain vitality because it is cheap the cb ctet of seed is a small item compared ahl the other expenditures necessary f forfa r profitable crop and an attempt to 0 ne duce the cost of production by pur purchasing h inferior seed is always injudicious earliness Earll ness in sowing is of the greatest importance the soil should be har bar rowed roved and rendered fit for sowing the first day that it is dry enough to use y 11 implements the seed may be I 1 hand or with a garden drill if the soil ke is in the proper condition about fow four pounds of seed should be used to the acre which will require twelve to fourteen seeds to a foot an inch Is not too deep for the seed if the ground is sandy pr very loose cultivating and weeding is more easily accomplished when deep sowing Is S r practiced but pa part r t of the soil roast bile drawn away from the bulbs when jbv begin to bottom unless the ground Is so light that it will not prevent t ohp proper development of the onions th n drills should be made from twelve to fourteen inches apart A marker ati at tach ment to the drill is valuable to in marking straight rows this is an important matter for straight rows with a uniform distance between th them greatly add to the application of ts tion and facilitates the use bf th the e chetel hoe A line may be stretched as ft a guide by which to drill the first row 4 if the spaces become irregular as an tite the is operation proceeds the rows should ba b straightened from time to time to time linw by means of the line |