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VEGETABLE GARDENING 



ton market gardener weighs 4,900 pounds; the axles 

 are 2^/4 inches in diameter; the springs are 3 inches wide., 

 front springs i8-ply and rear springs ip-ply; it is drawn 

 by three horses hitched abreast. On it 275 bushel boxes 

 (16x16x8 inches) of onions have been hauled to market, 

 and at another time 350 bushel boxes of bunched beets 

 were transported. 



Market wagons differ widely in style. The Boston 

 platform type is highly satisfactory for hauling bushel 



FIG. 53. PHILADELPHIA MARKET WAGON PARTLY 

 LOADED WITH BOXES 



boxes. A narrow strip along the upper edge of the bed 

 on each side slightly tilts the outside tier of boxes 

 toward the center of the bed, but the loads are always 

 roped. 



A wagon used in New Jersey is made to carry 180 half 

 or ^-bushel baskets. This is a typical New Jersey 

 wagon used in hauling produce to the Philadelphia 

 market. Figure 52 shows the type of wagon used in 



