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CELERY CULTURE 



celery is required for marketing. A covering mate- 

 rial of some kind should be provided and this kept 

 alongside of the trenches ready for immediate use 

 in case of severe frost or slight freezing. As a rule 

 storing celery by trenching is practiced where it is 



FIG. 43 — CELERY STORAGE- HOUSE 



desirable to hold it for a short period only, although 

 with proper covering it may be kept in this man- 

 ner for several weeks. 



Storing for Late Marketing. — Almost without ex- 

 ception the larger northern growers have found it 

 unprofitable to store celery for late keeping, and 

 those who still adhere to the practice do so in order 

 that they may control and supply a special trade. 

 Even under special circumstances there is only a 

 moderate profit in storing for late marketing. The 

 best form of storage house is a broad and long 

 structure (Fig. 43) with low side walls and a roof 

 coming almost to the ground at the eaves. The walls 



