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CELEBRAYTEAIRNSG YEARS OF ONION PLANTS PRSRT STD Celebrating 2016
U.S. Postage 103 years!
2016 Recipe Card We know onions!
PAID
Here are two of our most requested SPI
recipes from our customers.We
wanted to share them with everyone P.O. Box 129 Family Grown Onion Plants Since 1913
and hopefully you will enjoy them Carrizo Springs, Texas 78834
as much we do. Phone: 1-877-367-1015 FREE
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V Fried Onion Rings V www.dixondalefarms.com
see page 11 for details
• 3 large onions Free Shipping! Cover Story
• Cold water to cover the onions see page 11 for details
• 1 cup of flour Free Planting Guide see page 2
• 1 teaspoon of salt With Every Order!
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup of milk THE REDWING Louis Hoying, Minster, OH www.dixondalefarms.com
• 1 tablespoon of oil IS BACK! 1-877-367-1015
• Oil for deep frying You will also find us on:
Directions: See Page 15
Peel the onions and cut them into half-inch slices. Facebook YouTube Pinterest Instagram
Separate them into rings before refrigerating them in a
container of cold water for half an hour. Once they’ve 1-877-367-1015
cooled, drain the rings well and, if necessary, pat them
dry with a cloth; the batter won’t stick to wet onion rings.
Mix together the flour, salt, eggs, milk and the table-
spoon of oil. Beat the batter mixture until it’s smooth.
Batter the onion rings thickly before deep frying them
in hot oil at about 375° F until they’re golden brown on
each side. This should take 4-5 minutes. Drain the onion
rings on paper towels. Let cool and enjoy.
Makes about 4 servings.

Best onion varieties for the Fried Onion Rings: 1015 Texas
Super Sweet pg. 5, Texas Legend pg. 4, Candy pg. 9,
Walla Walla pg. 13, and Yellow Spanish pg. 14.

VHearty French Onion Soup V

• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 3 large onions, peeled, sliced,

separated into rings
• 2 cans of condensed beef broth
• 1 tablespoon of

Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 cup of seasoned croutons
• 1 cup of shredded Mozzarella or

Swiss cheese
Directions:
Melt the butter in a large saucepan on medium heat.
Add the onions and cook them for 10 minutes or until
golden brown, stirring frequently. Add the broth, 2
soup cans worth of water, and the Worchestershire
sauce. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat
to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Preheat
your oven’s broiler, ladle the soup evenly in 4 large,
oven proof bowls, and top them with croutons and
cheese. Broil the soup for 2-3 minutes or until the
cheese is melted.

Best onion varieties for Hearty French Onion Soup:
1015 Texas Super Sweet pg. 5, Candy pg. 9,and
Walla Walla pg. 13.

in Loving Memory of CELEBRAYTEAIRNSG YEARS OF ONION PLANTS

MMcCalreynLdoounisMe a“Sritssiny” Our Guarantee:

Aug. 4, 1924 Sept. 26, 2015 We guarantee that you will
receive healthy plants that will transplant
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to 10 Ways to Ensure a successfully. If your plants fail within 30
die; a time to plant, and a time to reap that which is planted. We all love new beginnings! Each year as we plant Great Onion Crop days of receipt, you may choose to have a
the seed, we anxiously wait to see the new growth of green tops shoot through the newly prepared rows of soil. We credit, refund, or a one-time replacement
wait for the harvest, hoping for fair weather and a successful crop for all our customers. This past year we were 1. Plant the right varieties at the right time for your area which can be found in our (if available). Unfortunately, due to
blessed with the best new growth of all: the birth of our first grandbaby, Clementine Frasier King. Born on October unpredictable conditions caused by
30, 2014, we have watched her grow into a healthy and tenacious little girl over the last year. As we prepare for zip code chart in the order form. Mother Nature, we cannot guarantee
this year’s harvest, we are saddened to share news of the passing of our mother, Mary Louise “Sissy” McClendon the success of your crop.
Martin. Sissy grew up on the land helping her mother and father, Lula and Earl McClendon, work long hours on 2. Choose a planting location with full sun, good drainage, and no disease history. Our guarantee does not cover
the farm. Sissy is Clementine’s great grandmother and the granddaughter of Dixondale founder, John McClendon. damage caused by factors beyond
Sissy loved farming and we dedicate this year’s catalog and harvest to her memory. Make sure to rotate your crops every year. our control such as soil conditions,
weather, insects, or neglect, or for
As we begin a new season, we wish new beginnings and new growth for each of you. Last spring was a tough 3. Prepare your onion beds early so a few crops of weeds can be flushed and tilled any loss of revenue. Contact us
year on all Texas farmers, as we received our annual rainfall in just over a month. While it helped our rivers immediately if the plants you
and aquifers, it made it extremely difficult to under prior to planting. receive are not in good condition
get in the fields and to fill orders. Sometimes or have been damaged in transit.
Mother Nature can humble even the 4. Apply a pre-emergent herbicide to control weeds and keep the onion patch
best farmers. ✪ Free Shipping
weed-free. Fertilize with a balanced fertilizer (10-20-10) at planting (see page 16).
Each generation of our family has Dixondale Farms President see page 11 for details
learned to respect the land, environment, Bruce Frasier with 5. When your plants arrive, remove them from the box, cut the rubberband, spread
and the people who labor to provide granddaughter ✪ Free Planting Guide
products to our customers. We hope out, and place in a well ventilated, cool area until you can plant. Do not put them ✪ Free Expert Advice
that Clementine will love spending Clementine Frasier King. in soil or water. ✪ Have a question?
time on the farm with her
grandparents. We consider it our 6. Water thoroughly and immediately after planting. Use the knuckle rule to Give us a call.
responsibility to share our We would be happy
knowledge and heritage with her determine when to water during the season. If you can feel moisture when you to talk with you!
and generations to come. stick your finger in the ground up to your first knuckle, then the onions are wet
We consider it a privilege to enough. Onions require 20 to 22 inches of water per season. Use drip or furrow Order Record
share the same knowledge irrigation rather than an overhead sprinkler system, which may promote the
with you. Thank you for rapid spread of disease. Date My Order Was Placed On:_____________
being a loyal member Requested Date of Shipment:_______________
of the Dixondale family. 7. Use a high source of nitrogen (21-0-0) every three weeks until the onion starts Office Hours: Nov. - May M-F 8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m. CT

Here’s to new beginnings to bulb (see page 17). Jan.- May M-F 8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m. CT Sat. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT
and sunny skies.
8. Spray weekly with a protective fungicide to prevent foliar diseases and rotting www.dixondalefarms.com
Bruce and Jeanie Frasier and Clementine
during storage. You won’t notice there is a problem with the disease until it is too 1-877-367-1015
Cover Story: Charles Eilers, pictured on the cover with his sidekick, Jedi, is a longtime late and they start rotting in storage (see page 16-17).
Fax 24 hours a day: 1-888-876-9640
customer of Dixondale Farms and a fan of our Short Day Varieties. Charles sent this photo to show 9. Lift the onions out of the ground and put the top of one onion over the bulb of
us the amazing results he got with his favorite Dixondale onion, the 1015Y Texas Super Sweet,
which worked best in his Hill County, Texas, garden. “They measured about 6" in another. Let the tops dry in the field. The neck should be dry nearly to the surface
diameter. Keep up the good work, and we really do appreciate your plants,” Charles told us. We of the onion and should not slide back and forth when squeezed between the
love hearing such great customer reviews! We wrote back to tell him so and were sad to learn from thumb and forefinger.
Charles’ wife, Janie, that he passed away in December. She said Charles “loved
gardening and the joys it brought him as we worked side by side” along with Jedi, who 10. Store the onions in a cool, dry, well-ventilated location. Place them in mesh bags
followed him around and around as he plowed his fields.
Thank you, Charles and Janie! or netting to permit air flow all around the onion and prevent one rotten onion
from touching the others (see page 18).
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For more valuable information on planting, growing, and

caring for your onion crop, visit our website at 19
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