EXERCISES 381 



in long piles two or three feet high and three or four feet 

 wide at the base. These piles are covered with straw, 

 and after the weather becomes colder they are further 

 protected from freezing by a covering of earth. 



EXERCISES 



1. Make a table showing the methods of harvesting and 

 marketing (by bushel or bunch), and the size of package for 

 peas, beans, carrots, sweet corn, squashes, onions, radishes, 

 cabbages, and beets in your community and the average price 

 per unit last season. 



2. Design a trade-mark and label which might be placed on 

 all the goods you sell from the farm. Show by color, shape, or 

 word that you guarantee your goods to be true to name. 



3. Are there any cooperative associations of vegetable 

 growers in your state? 



4. Explain in detail the method of harvesting, grading, 

 packing, and marketing of one important vegetable crop grown 

 in your section. 



