168 VEGETABLE FORCING 



a driveway at one side of the room so that the floors of 

 the wagons or trucks will be on the same level as the 

 floor of the packing room. Provision must also be made, 

 usually above the packing room, for a liberal supply of 

 crates or baskets. 



Packages. The greatest care should be exercised in 

 the selection of packages for the handling of greenhouse 

 products. Baskets or crates used for products grown in 

 the open may not be satisfactory for the higher quality 

 vegetables grown under glass. Small packages are gain- 



Fig. 56. A handy cart for greenhouse use. 



ing in popularity. Vegetables generally sustain less in- 

 jury in transportation in small packages, and the small 

 package is usually more attractive. There is nothing 

 especially attractive about a barrel, but a neat little box 

 or basket, filled with choice vegetables, naturally appeals 

 to the consumer, and in most instances to the dealer. The 

 small package is of greater advantage also to both pro- 

 ducer and dealer than most of them realize. 



Suppose, for example, that lettuce is shipped in barrels. 

 The retailer who obtains a barrel, and whose trade is 

 limited, may not sell more than one-third of the lettuce 



