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to one topic, such as beef cattle. Railroads also employ agricul- 

 tural experts to visit the farms and instruct the farmers. Some 

 roads maintain demonstration farms, or maintain demonstration 



FIG. 34. Beans in hampers, loading not properly braced. 



FIG. 35. Cucumbers should not be loaded in a hamper. 



plots on private farms. Prizes are given for farm products or for 

 live-stock production. 



(3) Marketing Service. One large railroad system employs 

 men experienced in produce marketing, and sends them among the 

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