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"Jersey" type potatoes, and require that they be of uniform quality and 

 size, and be packed in "double-headed" barrels. Packages answering 

 these requirements usually bring the highest prices. 



CABBAGES. 



Cabbage is a crop usually found on the market the year round._ The 

 harvesting should begin when the hearts have become firm and solid. A 

 light, sharp hatchet or a heavy knife are perhaps the most satisfactory 

 tools to use in cutting the heads. This crop should be graded and 

 packed as thoughtfully as any other farm product. Only firm, solid, 

 clean heads should be packed. A few of the outer leaves may be left on, 

 so as to make the pack more firm and snug. 



Well ventilated packages should always be used in shipping cabbage. 

 Tight packages frequently cause heating, and as a result, rot develops. 

 Slat barrels are sometimes used, but the package most preferred, partic- 



Fig. 17. 



-Well-packed Cabbage in Standard Crates. 



ularly for the early crop, is the 100-pound slat crate. The square barrel 



crate' is sometimes used for shipping late cabbage. In packing, each 



head should be placed by hand and the package well filled and solidly 



packed. Cabbage usually shrinks during transportation, and it is very 



necessary to have the packages full when leaving the packing shed. Fig. 



2 B shows a slack package as it reached market and was sold at a loss. 



Fig. 17 shows well-packed cabbage in standard crates that sold at a 



profit. 



LETTUCE. 



The demands of Eastern markets is for good, firm head lettuce. Small, 

 leafy or discolored heads never find a ready sale at any price. In har- 



