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BULLETIN 1206, I . 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
loss that accompany the use <>f sacks are gradually causing them to be 
discarded. They should not be used. If bushel containers are not 
desired, barrels may be substituted. 
The practice of shipping in bulk is even more objectionable, al- 
though hulk shipments are ordinarily confined to poorly graded or 
field-run stock shipped to certain southern cities at digging time. 
Under no circumstances should shipments be made in bulk to distant 
markets or to markets outside of the South. 
LOADING AND SHIPPING METHODS. 
ORDERING CARS. 
Requests for cars should be made several days before the shipper 
intends to load. They should be in writing, addressed to the local 
railroad agent, and should specify the type of car wanted and the 
date it is desired. Refrigerator cars should be ordered in cold 
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In;. 10.— Burlap-topped barrels, loaded on ends, with holes chopped in the staves to provide 
ventilation. 
weal her. Some shippers use refrigerators throughout the season, but 
in the early fall and late spring, when there is no danger of freezing 
in transit, ventilated box cars are usually requested. During the 
harvest season and after March 15 most shipments from the South 
are made in ventilators. A request for equipment may be made in a 
form similar to the following: 
Paris, Tenn\, March 20, 1923. 
Agent /.. <t- V. Railroad: 
Please place "iK' refrigerator car at my warehouse by !) a. m. March 13, for loading 
with sweet potatoes. The car must not have ice in 1 (linkers, and the doors and hatches 
should be in good condition. 
Yours truly, John Doe. 
After a car is placed for loading it should he examined t<> see if it is 
dry, if the doors and hatches lit tightly, and if it is in good condition 
otherwise. If it is not in good condition it should be either refused 
or used under protest. When it is necessary to accept a car which, 
