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larger are placed in the division at each end of bin, and 

 smaller sizes and defective plants in the middle division. 

 This grade can be packed separately and shipped out as 

 culls, or thrown away late in the season when it does not 

 pay to ship such fruit 



The fancy stock is sized as packed, and the number of 

 plants marked on each box. These will run in size from 

 18 to 36. Some markets prefer the 36 size, but usually 

 30 is the best size. New O'rleans prefers 36 to any other 

 size, and Pittsburg takes the larger sizes. In wrapping, 

 white paper 15 by 20 is to be recommended. It must be 

 borne iu mind by those that grow eggplant for market, 

 that while there is a growing demand for this vegetable, 

 the demand is still very limited, and there are only a few 

 markets in the TTnited States that will take a car of egg- 

 plant. Two cars per week will supply Chicago, whilp 

 they will easily take fifty cars of tomatoes or 100 cars of 

 potatoes. 



