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CELERY CULTURE 



rows where they serve as walks for the cutters to 

 work upon. The boards should be loosened only 

 as fast as the celery is cut, or at most, but two or 

 three rows ahead ^of the cutters. In cutting, the 

 plant should be firmly grasped in one hand and the 

 root severed bv means of the knife held in the other. 



FIG. 46 — ROW OF BLANCHED CELERY READY FOR CUTTING 



In this way, it is easy to detect any stalks that are 

 hollow or pithy, and these are generally allowed 

 to remain upon the ground. The cutters place the 

 celery in convenient piles ready for the packers, who 

 should follow close behind them. The method of 

 packing is illustrated by Fig. 47. 



Sizes and Styles of Shipping Crates. — The ship- 

 ping crate in general use, except in Florida, is 24x24 

 inches in size and 20 inches deep, holding from four 



