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Onion land profitable near Meadville Junction
Meadville Pa October 18 The onion belt along the eastern edge near Meadville Junction shows potential similar to Linesville The Bessemer line north of the junction has a swamp tract of 40 acres bought by the Bentley syndicate of Pittsburgh at about 25 dollars per acre The tract will be drained and water will run under the track into the old canal Onion crops at Linesville are good T Truax reports 280 bushels per acre totaling 1270 bushels for the season Glinde Getz Walter Yokes 300 bushels from two acres Charles Cook four acres Thomas two acres Conrad Mulve one acre Mr Andrews four acres A road through the swamp to Meadville Junction will aid shipping Soil is muck The article references Emerson and a moose cult from decades ago with a stray line about the solar system