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of leaking. Culls are badly cracked, rough, over-ripe 
or under-sized specimens. Tomatoes which are smaller 
than twenty to the basket would be regarded as culls. 
Products which are to be bunched may be first 
graded and then washed after bunching. This makes 
handling easier. All root crops, early in the season, 
are bunched. Radishes (except the winter type) are 
bunched at all seasons. In this class are green onions, 
_asparagus, rhubarb, kohlrabi, parsley, leeks, celery and 
sometimes leaf lettuce. String, raffia and tape are used 
in tying. Rubber bands are often used for asparagus. 
The size of the bunch will depend upon the product. 
Bunches of radishes may contain five or six or ten or 
twelve depending upon size. As a novelty, white and 
scarlet radishes may be arranged in the same bunch. 
Asparagus bunches should be about eight inches in 
length and of such circumference that the hand will 
go about two-thirds of the way around. 
Bunches of onions will appear to better advantage 
if the tops are trimmed off. The tops of all small beets 
and carrots (in size about forty to the quart) should 
be left on. Later in the season larger specimens may 
be marketed in bulk with the tops removed. 
The importance of uniformity in the appearance of 
such products may be demonstrated by comparing two 
bunches, one of which contains specimens uniform in 
all respects and the other, products of all Sizes, colors, 
shapes, and degrees of ripeness. 
Preparing and arranging an exhibit. The first im- 
pression of an exhibit cannot but have an effect upon 
the judge or visitor. There are three factors aside 
from the individual excellence of products which de- 
termine the quality of an exhibit: cleanliness of prod- 
ucts, uniformity, and arrangement. What has been 
