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Show jcNION CULTURE HOLDS THIRD FLACE IN CROP? in One cr Vc,e of , sycr il ror(rf H.. BC, , Ut, Thr;..hou, A Tlmtt H (cry By W. R. Oc.ltt.t ' ' -r n f .,. "V"" "" " h:' " 1,1 " tl.r..,.Kt, out ll tl- : lh i, ih.-iitir k, ., , ,, r COl.ll. , , ,.. ;ir ,1,.,, , ,,,,, X""' "" Ill nolllll.-M. Al or I., ii. .,.., ,,,,, nr borj,.,,, .M.-.m.-m,,,,,,,. . Kin,,,- .,,; ii,,,,.. , ,,.,1 "" h"ly ""-I " mi iirth'l f(Kl. U . a ,.,,..,llm. , hile "it!. ,.,,, r ,,.,,,-iim Ilt d.-i-.-rl. r ""'"l ' " In- l,l.-ly ,, rlnl.W s- .n -. Ml:, -,., ,l.-li lornn a part a i.,,i:, ,, nntly ,,t pi,,,,,, wlnth Ii , ',,.. ,;,,. , , !,, tin- Klrral f,,H , um. tllll, Xi.l ,.1,1, II, ,u,,i liavini, i, mrt)f er II. .i..v . ill,,, b. , r , i,i,r CtiTlHlt ol II;, a,y H ,ml ,, of IUI aii, , I, i;riiw iiiiiiiially ultl : ..' '...V.' 'i Gradinj Onlona in th Field by Meant of Screen. oil laving .in nlMiiiiinn.-,. of niol.iuri. nmnf of iIiimii lii'lim nulln-. nf low ly lug vi-iu al. i.K tin' n.-a.lHiro Anotln i vhurarterUtlc ut plunla llkn tlio iitilm, ami .raKiia la tliui (hi-y will with . ninnd c.n.hli mill,. , It In lh ao',1: on which thi-y nr . Thn onion le row primarily for lla bulb; how i'Tr Ike lian.a urn niton t'liiployi-il lor K '(imnliiR, and lln ru nro u-vi-ral kin U) tint am urown for tlivlr U-ve only.) i Tbl aVil.in bnlda third ptar ainont tin- tr'k crnpa urowri In tho United . SiH'if i'n not alwut I'.OuO.OOU tin li Wi.i.Si,-i at rtiio(i,f.-wrw -jim dueeil, praotu ally all of whli h were ronauai-d In tlila country. In aihll tlo we atilnmlly huorl alxiut l.tiiO. 000 bu.b-la from Hpnln. Knypt. Iliirmu ila and he Houtli H.-a lalunila. The market fir onlona liu linlea iirui-llrullj tin. entire commerelnl world, and tin-id tin-id niand for a good arll. le cunlluuv. thniuahott the entire year. Durln recent yeara the produc-llni, ,if (he varioua forma of Hpunliili anil llerinuda onlona In the tttiir ronni .littea hia become an indiintry In itaelf. Owing to the great quantity ol ilila type of onion that ran be grown ,,"(l unnll area a f.-w tliiiiiminil ii n-a will produce all that Hi uki-i -an Imnille at a prollt to the grimer Thennlnn la exi-eptlonnl In that It will hrlve under a wldn riuiRo ol ,-hniiiil, ml mil condition!. There Ih per i" l no extend, -d aren In the 1'nll. il ilati l. except III the ll'oiililaluou. re-:l,ui re-:l,ui where thn union caii'iul he ne -earully grown. I'ertaln typea and varlellea of on :on. In, liullng I lie "inn onlona' ntu! j the "niuldplterH" hr -polato nnliui..' J hid " itreiuoly hnrily nn.l tuny n iimiii In Hie open Kti I tllloliKlinut the Irrigation D, tehee In Bermuda Onion Field In Texaa. mn'.-m of our noriheiu aiati-H If glv,-i I'tM pnee, thm. Th,-K- l.vp.- ut.- I :. I"t a.hiplei (,, growing, lo Hi,- tnii.kei, ei-..pt uh Ki,. -n onh.n-"l onh.n-"l . l-i -." or "haic h-rK,1' lo In- ,1 r: the curly lime. I !. I -I'locl n i,u. red lor um prod.,, ii.i, .,i a ciop ol mil,, ii, v. ill il. p. n up hi Um at anon, II.,- Method,! i-i. , ,l,.). d In growing and the varh ty. I II, on ii from aeud. a period of Inn j::il to I.I'I dnyH will be required. I I iniiii m-h. the mi, may nlien ho mi. j tin -il In I'll) day. If grown In tli ixii.-ii.i' iionhci-ii pint of (ho full., St;. ('-.'. where thn HtAsmiH uro nhori tli,.- imp will iiuiutu nioro i-uplill) il,.,' tu the toi.ihuiird. Onion ki.-.-i I gi.i.ui ut the unit h will an ii rule pio il " I.ii:im In leim lime thai j ll, l .;,i.1iii , d In ii warm rllmute. I or.s r.-.juii.- nn iibiiiiduiu-e of Hau l;,:, ilnrlng i,iy macn o j ll., ;r tiv.-ii, h,:' nhoulU he ripened , nn.l. r iu;parathi ly dry i-uiiditioiiH III UK inl H. etlllliH till, Heed U HOWIl 1(1 u time of the yeur when rreipient Hpniig rulna occur. Their period of liieati-Ht growth Ih during Iho early (l ol II;,) sun nier, und the crop la ripened hue lu the aumiuer when drying dry-ing conillliona inn v he evci-eteil '. I . -s, ti'lal ri . pill.. in. nu of i-.-l '' Ii" !,. mil,, I prmliah:, ' I- . 'l -int.. of fellllllv. g ,. con.llllon In or l. r tlnil Ih, '"I' " ny ' -i-ily w.uk. d. aiifflcl.-it iiiiiiriKi-. a tul fie,. ,. ui inuii ,.,.,. t .1 ...II ha. Um pnM-r nii-clinni, i., i . rll... - t! ;-t .. ( cillltlllNH .ufh I'M rand mid hull,,.. he en.lly ", l-eil, la rel. llllte n( llilllHllire aim . rtt i,.-ra. nn.l i. laimhle l dralnag. all olher n iinlienienlH ran be ii,, I Inn- plaiillm- i onloiiH. howtei ! "oil must b, i h an d, diuln.-il nml l. "mill to h .uliahle Hale of tultlia ,"ii In ninny cum-h ll,l. pr,K.-.a will '" "r "'fee .'. at.- Him... Ion 'in. llmea the .,u i ll be Im.k. li dnr In the early winter, allowed In lie ri-loH.il ri-loH.il In Hie action or froM tor a few weika, nnd plniiied to onion. I he fol-b'wirg fol-b'wirg Hpnng Some ot Hie luigeat iniiini tin in. are liH-nied on much aiu.l.. nn, I llicie are .1111 arent Irncla of Ii It. i hi.. ,, .,,i wiilling to bo re clulliied. The .l,,re of plant f..Kl n tnui k anil l innnlly hirce. but often it . not in niuilnhle emidliloiia. and heavy an- ,ll. iiil.ui. nr ii., mine und n nerehil ferdllrera. am h n. lime and p.itn.li. ,ire 1-HHelltlnl to profltllhle crope To Save Dwindling Colony. To atop aprtng ilwlmllltig, and to .ate a (iihuiy In It. hint nmg -a, pro .nil nn t.,lo: ( i, ,l are the ipnen nn, I Inl ro.hu e her, n. exphilue.l In my hook railed "liicri n.-e." lo a fair ahnke of freh bee. tak.-ii Iri.iu one or more -trntiK nnd hmlihv cr.li.ul... ihc weather la yet unite ronl, reumve the Kwnnnhin lo the hou.e, where It I. miniortiilile. The inn-en limy he nnfe. ly run Into the l,i, nn.-r an hour or two of roiilliietnent, wrltea K. I,. I'rutl. In I'ee Culture. After two or three dnya' more ronrliiemenl, either mil the Utile .win in Into the old hive. II rhan. nr act l he boi on the old innd and ahake any remaining bee. Into the box. ll one romb of mainly enlid brood la given to euro cnlo nlca It will help the in wonderfully In trenglh nnd vigor Junt at the lime they ninat need the u.hl.lnnce. With a dlvlalun-hnnid, crowd them down to the nuiulier of coin he they can fairly well cover. If colony la found In weak condition condi-tion after the winter'! alege la really MMfe-iL U a. wry.almqU km change etanda with aome overxiiu lou. Block nearby, and Ihue bring the weuk colony at ouce up to working trenglh. At Ihla acn.on of the year atrnnge bei-e are admitted to weak riituny, and there la very Utile dun-, dun-, r or the ipii'i-n being balled by the ullriia. |