HARVESTING, PACKING AND MARJCETING 



with only one hand. When this is done, 

 sometimes more stalk at the base of the 

 ear of corn is removed, and a little later 

 this part is broken off and thrown away. 

 The general practice in harvesting is to 

 distribute boxes or baskets throughout the 

 field, and the corn is placed in these boxes 

 as quickly as possible. Later, these boxes 

 are placed on wagons and hauled into the 

 packing shed. In some cases, especially 

 on truck farms, it is found easier to hold 

 the corn in the arms and immediately place 

 the same in the body of the wagon. 



GRADING AND PACKING 



Grading is not practiced with sweet corn 

 as thoroughly as it is with some other 

 vegetables or with the fruits. However, 

 it has been determined by some market 

 gardeners and truck growers that consci- 

 entious grading will pay. In the system 

 of grading, the ears of uniform size and 

 shape are selected, and with the same color 

 as to maturity of the husk. If the general 

 run of husks are of a yellowish-green color, 



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