224 The Principles of Vegetable -Gardening 



should visit the market. He should consult the trade 

 papers. He should ask his dealer about the new ideas 

 in packages and packing. Ordinarily he will be able to 

 secure better information if he deals continuously with 

 one reliable firm. In every way endeavor to keep up 

 with the times in the selling of the produce as well as 

 in the growing of it. 



2. STORING 



It is impossible to enunciate principles that will 

 apply to storing all kinds of vegetables, for these 

 products include fruits, roots and leaves. Some of 

 them must be kept warm and some cool. Others, as 

 onions and squashes, must be dry ; still others, as cab- 

 bages and roots, 

 must be kept moist. 

 Each vegetable, 

 therefore, is a law 

 unto itself. With 

 the exception of 

 root and tuber 

 crops, most vegeta- 

 bles are uncertain 

 in storage unless 

 they are kept in an 

 establishment that 

 is cooled by artificial means, and which, therefore, main- 

 tains uniformity of moisture and temperature. In gen- 

 eral, it is better to sell in the fall, even at a somewhat 

 reduced price, than to go to the expense and risk 



Fig. 53. Long Island market wagon. 

 The canvas cover is rolled on the pole at the rear. 



