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automobile truck under construction for this 

 service, and it will be ready in two weeks. 

 A special rack to be constructed, will prob- 

 ably make a saving over express charges. 

 This experiment, which has been in opera- 

 tion a short time, is likely to lead to further 

 service for trucks in Orange County, N. Y." 



Shipping. Practically all of the lettuce is 

 shipped in refrigerator cars. Lettuce is a 

 very perishable product and must reach the 

 market as soon as possible and must be car- 

 ried so that it will keep in condition. Let- 

 tuce is one crop that is benefited by precool- 

 ing. If growers are able to harvest the let- 

 tuce and place it in cold storage for a short 

 while, the lettuce will carry to market much 

 better and less loss will be found. Most of 

 the lettuce from muck goes direct to com- 

 mission houses. There are some growers of 

 lettuce on muck soils who have a private 

 trade, shipping from one to 50 hampers a day 

 to this trade. Trade of this sort is found in 

 grocery stores, hotels, dining cars, restaur- 

 ants, clubs, etc. 



As a rule, the price of lettuce varies. How- 

 ever, there is one man in New York, who 

 keeps the price of his lettuce practically 

 constant. This man is catering to private 

 trade. 



