The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-26
Onlen ('sliurc.

Tut land hcs, suited In onion growing
l. g-si. rich sandy ham. 80 dycpa. to
Withstand drough, well; n claycy soil
slso DE. we'll u urS,tdrsincd and
worked fine; ~ M mean. should they
bc planted on dry. grarclly ar sandy
land. subiCrt D. Injury irun drought.
The manure t,r onions should either
be pluvCd under In III. fall ar worked
very Tine fer application In the spring.
a cumpas, II horse dun. and nigh soil
suit. them we'll; also muscle mGi, kelp
or ruck we'd. cpmpas,,d with yard
manure. lis a :rpss ic-'cr, and among
tho artificial special manutcs I" h. used
IN connection with dung. sulphaic II
pu,a.h has been found very useful. Ten
az twelve eurl. pcr acre ii gUoj com.
pust are used, and 81 pounds u sulPhaic
VI pptash. -.
The land ior the onion bid should he
worked as early NJ possible In spring,
the ohiyct being Ia make the soil n Tine
aud rich az possible, bu, not Loose, 10
the depth II four ar i've inches; the
small plnw and ruler, the disc harrow,
the smoothing harrow. drag and cult.
ya,or. are the tools used by different
farmers, several repeated workings be-
Ing needed To work the land and manure
thoroughly fine.
The seed Is sown, A. early In April ~
possible, By machine, In rows fifteen
inches apart, nj tho rate IL four IL Eve
pounds To the acre; sometimes, II the
land Is very clean. row Ut spinach or
other greens Is sown between the rows
IL onions; II the land is at all weedy,
however, this can not he done, and the
safes, way Is not to risk Il. The scu!lle hoe
and hand wedding are followed up re.
pea,csily, until the onions are too large
10 admit Of culture, when they may BE-
pulled, for sale green In lunches, Il nes'
. good market.
: When the tops drop down In August,
At the time when about half Of them are
down, roll an empty barrel over the bed
IN break down the others, and in q few
days after pull the whole crop, THROWN.
them into heaps Of two bushels, or int
, windrows containing 1--WE or six row.
e each. They are left thus for week o.
/. two to dry; II rainy weather occurs
}. they will need turning over with wood
a en- rake after they begin 10 dry, TO pre-
r vent sprou,ing. When thoroughly dry
4 they are cartcd to the barn floor an
J, dumped in a heap not over three or fOu
r feet deep, where they may be left unit
n cold weather In November, after whc
n they keep we'll either in cold, dry Gel
q lar or in a dry loft where there Is n
Is frost. They may also he kept cOvere
II TO prevent thawing suddenly, and sol
|. soon after thawing out. Repeated thaw
{. ing and freezing, however, Injuries them
4. they require about the same condition
iorkeeping as apples, only that II Is be
10 ter to keep them rather dry to prevel
= sprouting.
= To raise "sets" for planting the ne,
- year, obtain the seed known rs the Viii
). Portugal: SOW rery thickly, and not Il
:. early about the middle Of May; let Il
~ land be rather poor and ANDY, and a
Z - MANFRED the same year. The bulbs VI
" der these conditions will ripen when
~ =, the size If peas to walnuts; they a
y, cured and stored just rs large oNio'
!. and sorted into different sizes for plan
~ u, ing; tho largest, Of the size Of walnut
a. :. will many Of them throw a blcsso
~ stem. and should be sold early. II
u. smaller ones, Of the size Of peas ~
IS; =, beans, will simply grow TO large oni'
US and be in order for punching in Jun
,, Sets, when planted tho second Yea
All should have rich, strong land, heavi
u, MANFRED, and since they come of earl
,, may be followed by melons, celery, ct
M -. as u second crop.-NeV Eng'a
=. - Farmer.