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four hundred boxes. The hampers may be placed on top of the 
boxes in the ends of the car, near the ice chests. See that the latter 
are filled before starting and keep well iced in transit. 
MARKETING 
The marketing of this as well 
as other perishable crops is a 
large factor governing either the 
success or failure of the propo- 
sition. 
There are two ways in which 
the marketing mav be done: con- 
tracting the entire crop at the 
beginning of the season, or ship- 
ping on commission. Occasion- 
ally a buyer will purchase a crop 
in the field when it is ready to be 
moved. Which of these methods Fic. 468.—A WELL-DEVELOPED HEAD 
is the best is a question which or Hanson Lerruce. Tue Prant 1s 
every grower must decide for OV8" 4 Foor Across 
himself. If he can contract at a fair price to a thoroughly reliable 
party, he is sure of a market for his product; but if the “ high 
spots ” in the market outnumber the “ low ” ones he will do better 
to sell on the open market. 
A WORD OF WARNING 
To those who have never played “the lettuce game” but are 
contemplating doing so, we would like to make a few suggestions: 
Fertilize and prepare the ground carefully; spare no time or 
expense in caring for and working the crops thoroughly; have 
in readiness all the necessary packages and equipment for ship- 
ping a maximum crop. While doing this, cultivate that sweet, 
sunny disposition which will enable you to smile as you quietly 
tell your man, “Plow under the whole crop,” when you notice 
some morning that it has “all gone wrong.” Or, if you are 
fortunate enough to escape all the lettuce diseases and harvest a 
banner crop of elegant heads which fill to bursting your boxes, 
you must be optimistic enough, on receipt of the following wire 
