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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



to a special market. The smallest plants are sold locally and seldom 

 pay to pack and ship. 



In bunching celery, a board about a foot long and eight to ten inches 

 wide is nailed along the upper edge of the packing bench, with a semi- 

 circular piece cut out along the upper side of it large enough to hold 

 the bases of twelve good sized plants which, when placed in it can be 

 quickly tied into a round bunch. Extra stout white string is used, mak- 

 ing one tie around the base of the j)lants and one near the tops. 



Many of the more careful packers of summer shipments are now 

 wrapping each bunch separately, with heavy brown paper using open 

 crates as seen in Fig. 13. This tends to prevent the heating of the 

 celery in long shipments during hot weather and will undoubtedly be 

 used more as its advantages become appreciated. However, most of 



Fig 14. — Cultivating celery at Decatur. 



Rows four feel apart, 

 of horse. 



Muck shoes are used on hind feet 



shipments are made in tight crates which are lined with heavy wrapping 

 paper. The size of the several crates used varies considerably throughout 

 the state but the following is a list of the common sizes used at Kala- 

 mazoo: — (See Fig. 1.) 



SIZES OF KALAMAZOO CELERY CRATES. 



Inches 



6x 8x24 

 6 x40 X 24 

 G X 12 X 24 

 G X IG X 24 

 G X 18 X 24 

 G X 20 X 24 

 6 X 22 X 24 



Inches 



G X 24 X 24 

 G X 2G X 24 

 G X 28 X 24 

 10 X IG X 24 

 10 X IS X 24 

 10 X 20 X 24 

 10 X 24 X 24 



10 X 2G X 24 



