Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 124, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1916 — COUPLE OF REASONS FOR GROWING SEED [ARTICLE]

COUPLE OF REASONS FOR GROWING SEED

From $1.25 to $2.50 Per Pound Saved—Chance to Cultivate Own Variety. There are a couple of reasons for raising your own onion seed. Onion seed costs from $1.25 to $2.50 per pound. It could be saved with very little trouble. One has a chance to cultivate a variety of his own and establish a reputation as a seed producer, which, in years to come, may bring more ready money than the onions he raised. ■ At screening time in the fall, pick out the most solid, globe-shaped, deeply colored onions of whatever varieties you want for your next crop. Large mate the seed required to sow your crop. It takes 4% to 5 pounds to the acre and one bushel of onions will pro duce three pounds of seed on an average. Always sow a few more for safety.