Show late onions need careful culture long Gr growing season before hot weather Is found big advantage york tork state college by prot prof J B E knott now new service ego of new york tork state lends leads in the production of late onions with a total crop each year that ranges from to bushels and this crop Is often worth about four major muck r sections produce more than nine tenths of the c rop crop the remaining one tenth of the crop comes from smaller areas scattered throughout ten counties one of the most important points to remember in till the production ot of onions la Is that the larger the plant grows before it begins to fa form rin a bulb at the base the larger will be the yield the first thing that Is to be considered Is the time of planting planting the earlier the onions are started the ion longer 9 time they have to grow before warm temperature and a long daylight period combine to start bulging in early bu eummer fall plowing helps to get an early start other sug suggestions gest ions to increase tile the yield of onions on muck are avoid the use of nitrogen on newly cleared woody muck and plant enough seed to get a good stand but do not crowd the plants supply avail ab le nitrogen to onions when tour four to five inches high on muck in use ten years or more give shallow cultivation often enough to keep the weeds under control and control insects and diseases as much as possible |