LEADING VEGETABLE CROPS I4S 



Celery can be stored and held for a long period of 

 time when proper conditions are provided. A cheap 

 and satisfactory method of storing in the field may 

 be described as follows : A trench from four to six 

 feet wide and about the depth of the plants to be 

 stored is dug of any length that may be required. 

 The plants are now lifted from the rows and closely 

 packed in this trench. A V-shaped roof is made 

 from the blanching boards or from others by nail- 

 ing them, overlapping each other in such a manner 

 as to shed water. This roof is now placed over 

 the pit and a furrow thrown over the lower edge 

 along each side. One should provide for ventila- 

 ton at frequent intervals along the ridge of 

 this covering. As cold weather comes on, the 

 entire roof may be covered with a light layer 

 of soil, over which is placed straw or corn fodder. 

 If such a pit has been located on a well-drained spot 

 and has not been covered too rapidly, celery will 

 keep well and continue some growth under these 

 conditions. 



Celery for home use may be stored in the house 

 cellar or in the outside storage cellar by boarding up 

 one corner to about the height of the celery plants and 

 packing the plants in tightly with soil. The celery 

 may be moistened if necessary, but especial care 

 should be taken to keep the temperature conditions 

 uniform in order that condensation on the tops may 

 not be induced by sudden changes. Great quanti- 

 ties of celery are packed in the crates in which they 

 are to be marketed and stored in cold storage houses 

 over the country. Celery usually keeps well under 

 these conditions of low temperature, but loses its 

 brittleness to a considerable extent. 



The returns secured from celery are variable. 



