Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1858-03-18
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
W THE onion being usefulin ne Kitchen

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THE onion being useful inah Kitchen
fcrtsnchavariety5 &c purposes, the good
housewives will complain jf ,thepe Is not
y suficiency for use the entire sea son .--r
On new paririe land, It is not unusual
% see crops Of this vegetable refuse To
ripen of, bilt grow into WHIST gardeners
term scullions ar tlipse with thick nackss
4 This bis il caused not unlreq1antly bys being
sown too late ID the season. It's far bet-
terito get them sown as scon e;,,i al as ever tie
ground can Be got into condition in the
spring; they win seldom then fail totpro-
duce ripe bulbs. sf II Sea EsiEy ~
Unlike almost every other crop, the
onion can be grown year after year on
the sadie ground, IL highly manured,
without any dilninution Of the crop, still
W. advocate a change, and especially
on land that has been deeply pulverized
the previous year. This is more suita-
bic TO the onion than deep cultivation tho
season they are sown. s''lst,
a'To grow heavy crops Of onions the
land must be decidedly. rich, thorough
rotten manure from the stable is the.
best; leached ashes are also applied with
profit In some Of the New England
States, where immense quantities are
,grownfor exportatiop, musacle-bed from
the, rivers is frequently used with highly
beneficial results. In an open suil, the
manure IS decidedly the most effective
if plo we'd ID some what shallow, having
ia tendency 70 stimulate the plants ia tho
early stages Of their growth after which
they can take care Of themselves. 8.,.
The ground requires to be fined pull
verified previously to sowing, the last
operation being always performed, If on
an extensive scale, with thedrill. in rows
fifteen inches apart. For garden crops.
one foot apart is sufficient, the drill be-
ingsdrawn shout two inches deep with
a hoe. If the ground is rich. the seed /,
may be sown tolerably thick, as they
win swell out to medium size, which Is
best, if every inch Of suface in the row
has three or four seeds Prom three to
four pounds will SOW an acre asil
For convenience in wedding, the seed i
beds in the garden should be about six I
feet wide. As soon as the roots can Be
seen, the hoe must be vigorously applied
tokeep down the weeds, which must be
continued until the snions are too largse
~ gst asnpngst them vithoul INJURY. --.ss
They will require twice hand wedding ia
the rows.
The small onions planted in the spring
and termed sets are obtainedrby sowing
as. early as possible and exceedingly
thick; they then partially smother each
other, and if pulled up about the middle
or end Of July and grandually dried, !.
small bulbs or 'ssets" is the result fos
next years planting and for an early
crop. ss S,d " 3Eu o !j
The white varieties are the most hish- !
II esteemed, But do not keep 50 well as !
the rcd, hence a portion Of each should
be chosen Two to four ounces Of seed
are abundance for small private families.
The early silver skin and Weathersfeld
red are excellent sorts. The white Por-
tugal is the largest Of the whites.
EDGAR SANDERS