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HARVESTING AND MARKETING 



they are gathered. Such a building not only affords protection 

 from sunshine and showers to the vegetables, the supply of pack- 

 ages and the workmen, but also greatly facilitates the handling 

 of the crop during the process of preparing it for market. While 



Fig 



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 168. 



-.Simple p;ii kiiiK slii'd, \\itli curti 

 -A convenient, though temporary 



packing shed for melons and tomatoes. 



some crops may be advantageously packed or loaded for market 

 directly from the field, in the case of most crops which require 

 any considerable preparation for market, the work can be handled 

 much more expeditiously in a building arranged for the purpose. 



