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half inches should be included with those intended 

 for market. The crooked, cut and broken potatoes, 

 and those affected with 

 . > black rot, should be saved 



used. If you want to store a large crop, consult 

 Farmers' Bulletin No. 324 in regard to commercial 

 storage methods. If you want to store a few tubers 

 for home use, put them in ventilated crates or bas- 

 kets in a dry, warm, frost-proof room. Do not put 

 them in the cellar. If each tuber is wrapped in a 

 piece of newspaper, the potatoes will keep longer. A 

 few might be wrapped and put in paper bags and 

 hung near the ceiling. 



Remember : That it is always advantageous 

 to grade and pack goods with care so that the quality 

 will run uniform throughout, and then mark the con- 

 tents neatly on the package. That if perishable goods 

 come on the market late in the day they never sell 

 so well or for so much as when in early. That the 

 best goods sell to the best trade, and other goods to 

 the cheap trade, and each has its level of prices. 



Pack for shipment in 

 barrels with burlap tied 

 over the head, or in baskets, 

 or whatever package your 

 market prefers. The one- 

 third-barrel, round, veneer 

 basket lined and topped with 

 paper, with a wooden cover, 

 is a favorite Maryland 

 package for fancy ''sweets." 

 In Illinois the eleven-peck 

 barrel lined with paper is 



to feed to animals. 



ONE CLUSTER OF SWEETS 

 WEIGHT, EIGHT POUNDS. 

 BE CAREFUL NOT TO 

 BRUISE 



