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CHAPTER XV 

 Transplanting '39 



Reasons for transplanting — Soil selection and prepara- 

 tion — When to plant — Markers and marking — Depth to 

 transplant — ^Transplanting by hand — Watering — Shading 

 — ^Transplanting with machines. 



CHAPTER XVI 



Growing Early Vegetable Plants Under Glass 151 



Soil supply — Flats and plant boxes — Mats and shatters 

 — Sowing — Care of seedlings — ^Transplanting — Care after 

 transplanting — The use of mats — Hardening plants — ^Pots, 

 sods and other devices. 



CHAPTER XVII 



Marketing 16* 



Modern methods — The principles involved — Harvesting 

 — Facilities for packing — Preparation for market — Pack- 

 ages — Grading — ^Packing — Advertising — Market wagons — 

 Auto trucks — ^Transportation by water — Selling to the 

 consumer — Selling to retailer — Selling to wholesaler — Dis- 

 tribution. 



CHAPTER XVIII 



Co-operative Associations 188 



Historical — Objects — Character of organizations — ^Vol- 

 ume of business transacted — Capitalization — Management 

 — Selling advantages — Savings — Fraternal advantages — 

 Educational advantages — Co-operation relieves the pro- 

 ducer — Uniformity — Distribution — Constitution and by- 

 laws. 



CHAPTER XIX 



The Storage of Vegetables 193 



Does storage pay — Harvesting vegetables to be stored — 

 Storage houses — Pits and outdoor cellars — The house 

 cellar — ^Burying — Cold frames. 



CHAPTER XX 



The Classification of Vegetables ijg 



Methods of classification — ^Requirements of the various 

 groups. 



