HARVESTING, PACKING AND MARKETING 



of the product. (2) By water. It is often 

 greatly to the advantage of certain truck 

 growers to ship their corn by water, espe- 

 cially where the farm is located handy to 

 these conditions. There are rivers and 

 large bodies of water which will aid greatly 

 if boats are available for transportation, 

 the general tendency being that water rates 

 are less than rail rates for the product. 

 (3) By team or automobile. Automobile 

 seems to be preferred if it is available. 

 The product then can be carried over a 

 distance of 20 to 40 miles in a short time, 

 often even quicker than by rail. 



There are, however, locations where none 

 of the mentioned forms are available, and 

 there the trucker has to depend upon the 

 teams, horses and wagons, to convey his 

 goods to market, generally delivering the 

 goods to the wholesaler or to the commission 

 houses. There is some advantage in the 

 team method, because then the grower knows 

 absolutely what condition his goods are in 

 when they arrive at the commission or 

 wholesale house, and there can be no letters 



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