The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-31

1t depends upon tho quality of the seeds
| and the care bestowed upon sowing whether
or not success will be 81 frequently assured.
The soil should be thoroughly prepared
between Sept - aud Oct -, bedding it out
with sc0oters 10 width OF two to three feet
apart according to the character Of the soil,
drawing q shallow furrow in the center of
the beds-a depth say of half to three
quarters of an inch. Sow seeds that YOU
know are fresh to the extent of three or four
TO the inch, cover with a rake ana then run
roller along tle rows. This will bring the
plants up in the course of few days or a
week, and one Tor two perhaps) cultIvatings
during the latter part Of the month will
give tie plants pretty strong hold upon
the soil before severe freeze occurs. 1t
Will take severe freeze to heave them out
II the plants can get growth of six or
eight weeks before the freeze occurs. After
the severe weather of January is passed
this plat should be thinned down to a stand
ard those pulled out can be transplanted to
another plat and will make SIS fiue (or finer
onions as those grown from sets
As to varieties we prefer as we have
stated many times before, the Italian kinds
Giant Roeca" and New Queen" OF the
American varieties the "Globe Danvers :"
the "Wethersfield" and the early Red" are
the best. ono
In transplanting onions in February Tor
any other time) use care not to get the
plants too deep. Before transDlanting run
the roller along the beds to firm the soil.
Dibble a hole and merely put the roots
under the surface, not getting the stem
deeper than an eighth OF an inch. Onions
to do their best must bulb on the surface of
the soil. just prior to building time the soil
should always be drawn away from the
onions and not banked up against them as
with most other crops.
There are a great many varieties of
onions, and it is important to make the
proper selection to be grown. One variety
will succeed where another will prove an
almost entire failure. The Italian variety
almost invariably succeeds in our latitude.
as we have found from an experience of
many years.
Do not buy Old seeds, but make your pur-
chase of some reputable northern grower
who will guarantee first rate quality. 1t
is possible to get seeds Of this years crop by
the middle of September. More generally
than not seeds two years old will not do to
rely on.
When one has not had the time to manure
the soil properly previous to planting in
October, the manIring can be done very
satisfactorily by top-dressing any time
from December to the middle or latter part
of January. On soil that is not fairly
rich already the following is excellent
as top-dressing: Kainit, 500 pounds;
tuperphosphate (high grade, 1000 pounds;
nitrate of soda, l5J to 200 pounds. This
much per acre applied broadcast in early
February.
When stable manure or compost of any
kind is used it is better to top-dress in Jan
uary, or even in December. Onion roots do
not run deep, remember, and most of the
manure should be applied on top, to be
worked under by shallow cultivation. The
rains will put all the soluble matter just
where it is needed by the roots.
II these remarks do not cover all the points
sought by our several inquirers, we shall be
pleased to reply to any further questions.
The writer Of these lines has grown alto
gether many thousands Of bushels OF onions
in the past twenty years, and these sug>
Sestions are based upon numerous practical
experiments, and not upon gleanings
from the library. A fine crop of onions
gives the gardener about as much salts
faction as fine crop of cabbage.