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tremely tender, from bruises or other injuries. Even the 

 slightest marks or blemishes will detract from their 

 appearance and probably require the grower to accept a 

 lower price. 



The leaves encircling each head are trimmed as shown 

 in Fig. 84. Some markets prefer a "long trim," sortie a 

 "medium trim" and others a "short trim." The leaves 



Fig. 84. Cauliflower trimmed for market. Head on right trimmed very short. 



may be removed very quickly with a large, sharp knife. 

 Crates of various dimensions are used for marketing 

 cauliflower which has been grown under glass. Most of 

 the crates are made to hold either a dozen or two dozen 

 heads. Louisiana gardeners, who ship cauliflower from 

 field plantations during the early winter, use crates that 

 hold only half a dozen heads. Such a crate should be 

 even more valuable for the greenhouse product. The 

 head pieces for the Louisiana crate are 7 incheo by 14 

 inches by ^ inch in size. The lath are 3 or 3J4 inches 

 by 22 inches by J4 inch. Cottonwood for these crates 

 is preferred to any other lumber. The dimensions of the 

 crate must be determined by the size of the heads which 

 are ordinarily grown. When rigid grading of the differ- 

 ent sizes is practiced, and this is always desirable, it is an 

 advantage to have crates of various sizes. It is doubtful 



