Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-03
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Growing enioas in the soMlh.

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Onion growing, near cities or rail,
roads. may be made very sure and
profitable business by those having a
Good, strong, kind working soil. witt!
plenty of manure at hand. II the
proper care be taken in selecting an,l
preparing the ground, and in cnleiva-
ting the crop, there will generally be
a good yield; and. if convenient to
market, there will always be re ldy
sale Tor the product This profit, too,
may increased by raising, as We
do, one's own sets. 1t requires from
eight to ten bushels of sets TO plant
an acre. These sets are worth here
two dollars per bushel, thus making
it cost from eighty to II hundred dol
lars to plant one acre Of lana. This
expenditure may be for the greater
part saved by sowing onion seed in
the fall, and raising your. own sets
Four pounds of. seeds will plant, an
acre, costing 81, 90. The following re-
marks will show our plan Of growing
this crop:
New'land is not so good for an on
ION crop as older. clean. nearly level
land, which has been previou iy ina
nured for other crops. We use the
same land every year for opions, q,
this.is one of the crops which;do no
require rotation, ard we find, that
after having cultivated this crop OF.
the same land for two or three years.
We have but little trouble, with the
weeds, and consequently can worf
over the crops in short time, ans.
do not have to work it over so often.
Having selected the ground, abou'
the 18th Of September, manure it
very heavily. Bear in mind, that to
make large crops Of fine oniohs, th'.
land must be very rich, light, deep,
and we'll pulverized. Spread the
manure evenly over the surface. Al.
Ter you have put about enough or
ct least what you supposed to have
been sufficient, put on as much more.
and you will have it about right
Turn un Ter five or six inches deer
with a turning plow, and follow III
the same furrow with a two-horse
subsoil plow, as deep as the tam can
readily pull it, There's no dangel
OF getting too deep in red clay hand.
provided tie soil is in good workin:-
condition. After it has been plowe'l
thoroughly, harrow until the soil i
we'll pulveriz-rl and the surface level
then pass roller over to crush th'
remaining clods, which will leave
but little work for the rake.
Mark off by stretching a line aaros>
the land, and marking with an in
strument nude to mtrk off FIVE row,
at a time, ten inches wide amt one
inch deep. Sow the seed in The row.
with a seed drill or with the hand
rather thick. for some OF tie young
plants may be killed by winter wealth
er. Cover lightly with rake or
hand roller; the latter is preiered.
as the seed come up. better, when th'
soil is pressed on them with a ligh:
roller. Work the plants over a!tei
two or three sharp irosts, TO destroy
the weeds which the irosts fa'l L.
kill, but do not thin the !. to a stand
until spring. so that you may have
enough plants to take the places Of
the few killed by the winter. In the
spring, so soon as the land is in good
working order, we apply top dress
ing of Peruvian gu;eno, fine bote dust
and salt. Work it lightly by hoeing
At the same time, tlih ont the sets
80 as to leave them standing three
inches apart the row, and fill mss
ing places with the sets pulled out.
After this they will require three OF:
four more careful workings. AMI
here we suggest, in regard to working
(, his, and, in fact, all other crops, that
the proper time to w TX them is jus.
as soon and as often as.the grass ami
weeds make their appearance, and
not as most people seem to think
when the patch has become beauti-
fully green with grass and weeds.
Que man car work over more g.trisn
ground in one day, whpnat the weeds
are5 just. star ing from the ground
than siy:or eight men, after the weed,
ere SIX inches high. !.
The onion cropsaay be larve TEL
in time to get sother crop OF, ..la,
cabbage, turnipss Or late. potatoes, by
those who wish two crops on the same
land, ~ ~ ~,
From three to six handrel bushels
ofionions:nay be grQwn to the, aere-747
much Of cqtirse, depending on The
season, ground, man re, and prel9a,
alton and cultivation gof the: Soil
They bl4ng IN this market. from soat
dollarto ollar and. n ylalE Ipel
bashet & e do not know how naitv
could be sold here; hut we do know
that there are not half enough ralSe''
here to satisfy the demand. Nearly,
al fhe onions used in winter in tbs;
State are brought from the North o'
East. This should not be SO. Let,
rs grow at home at least what vegp
tables and fruits We use The far.
mer who attends well 10 his garden
and orchards, will have better living
better health, no real enjoyment O
lite, and more money than lie Win
neglec;s garden tnd o~chari to ''p'1o"f
al! cotton. -R,nui ,S3nihrMe,'.