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of the lettuce are then together. Sometimes 

 it is advisable to place a sheet of paper be- 

 tween these rows. 



At Canastota, N. Y., where growers are 

 just beginning to grow lettuce, the Canas- 

 tota celery basket is used. The basket is 



A fine "stand" of lettuce. 



very good for this work. However, the 

 growers have deemed it best to wash the 

 lettuce, a very uncommon practice on muck. 

 A row of lettuce is placed in the bottom of 

 the basket and another row over this, care 

 being exercised to keep the butts away from 

 the choice top. The reason for keeping the 

 ,butts out is that the milk or juice from the 

 plant will discolor the leaves if it comes in 

 contact with them. Two dozen heads are 



