88 BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



country, but the sales are annually increasing, and 

 the price has at no time been so low that they have 

 not been a good paying crop. The price obtained 

 depends largely upon quality, or their appearance 

 when they reach the market. Those who take 

 special care in packing — ^putting the little heads in 



Fig. 12 — ^Long Island Improved Brussels Sprouts. 



firmly so they will not shake in transit, and having 

 the top layer in regular rows, top side up — ^get nearly 

 double as much per quart as do those who pack in 

 a careless manner. 



An important consideration in the growing of 

 this crop is, that it furnishes work for the winter, 



