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the hiller. More dirt is added in a day or 

 two until the celery has a bank a foot or 

 more in height. One drawback with the dirt 

 blanching seems to be the rust which de- 

 velops from contact between the plant and 

 the soil. Whatever method is used for 

 blanching, it requires 10 to 20 days and 

 sometimes more before the celery is thor- 

 oughly blanched. 



Harvesting and crating early celery. To be sold "in 

 the rough." 



Harvesting and Marketing. The boards 

 or paper should be removed when the celery 

 is properly blanched, and a U-shaped steel 

 cutter should be run under the plant, sever- 

 ing the roots, leaving a stub from % to I 



