CELERY STORAGE EXPERIMENT'S. 
15 
ESTIMATED CASH VALUE OF CELERY WHEN STORED IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF 
CRATES. 
Table XII shows the estimated cash value of 1,000 bunches of 
celery, figured on the basis of the percentages given in Table XI, for 
the different grades of celery in each type of crate used in the experi- 
ments. The prices assigned for the different grades are as follows: 
40 cents per bunch of 12 stalks for sound; 30 cents for slightly de- 
cayed, and 20 cents for badly decayed. Worthless celery consisted 
of stalks which w T ere completely decayed and of no value. While the 
actual merchandising value of all the grades is usually higher and 
the difference between the grades is greater than the figures here used, 
it is believed that the prices assigned will serve for purposes of 
comparison. 
Table XII. — Estimated cash value of the different grades of celery in 1,000 
bunches (12 stalks each) stored in each of the several types of crates, based 
on the percentages given in Table XI. 
Value of different grades. 
Total 
value. 
Increase 
Type of crate. 
Sound. 
Slightly 
decayed. 
Badly 
decayed. 
Worth- 
less. 
over 
standard 
crate. 
$185.00 
292.40 
296.56 
315. 52 
290. 64 
$128. 64 
69.36 
66.30 
54.00 
65.49 
$18.00 
5.80 
6.36 
4.56 
9.50 





$331. 64 
367.56 
369. 22 
374.08 
365. 63 
$35. 92 
16-inch 
37.58 
42.44 
33.99 
The value of 1,000 bunches (12,000 stalks) of celery stored in 14- 
inch crates would be $12.11 greater than for the same number of 
stalks stored in the standard crate. This is at the rate of 4.2 cents 
per dozen stalks, or 29.4 cents per crate of seven dozen, the average 
number held by the standard crates used in these experiments during 
the four years. With this yield of 113 crates per acre, 1,000 bunches, 
the increase in favor of the 14-inch crate over the standard crate 
would be at the rate of $42.44 per acre, but with a yield of 200 crates, 
which. is not considered very high, the increase would be $58.80 per 
acre, even at the prices used in Table XII. 
COMPARATIVE COST OF CRATES. 
While it must be admitted that the small crates cost more in pro- 
portion to their capacity, this difference is more than offset by the 
smaller amount of breakage. It is a well-known fact that much of 
the celery stored and marketed in standard crates is injured by the 
crates being broken in handling. In addition to this loss, the stand- 
ard crates usually have to be repaired or remade before the celery 
reaches its destination, especially when it has been stored. Many 
