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BULLETIN 1206, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
4 inches. On the walls and ceilings the paper should be held in place 
with laths or with one-half by 1 inch lumber, similar to that used in 
stripping crates. 
LINING CONTAINERS. 
It is a practice in some of the producing districts of the northeast 
to line containers with paper in cold weather. Figure 18 shows a 
hamper of sweet potatoes from Delaware that is lined in accordance 
with this practice. In New Jersey, barrels are often lined. A de- 
sirable feature of this practice is the protection given the sweet 
potatoes when they are removed from the car at destination under 
unfavorable weather conditions. 
Fia. 17.— A box car completely lined w ith building paper. This is a method occasionally used to 
protect shipments m extremely cold weather. 
WEIGHING. 
Portable platform scales are commonly used in weighing sweet 
potatoes as they are loaded. The scales may be placed inside the 
storage house, on the platform, or in the car, and several packages 
may be weighed at the same time. A record should be kept showing 
the number of containers, the gross weight, and the net weight. 
RAILROAD BILLING. 
The number of packages, a word or words descriptive of the product, 
and the total weight oi the shipment must be entered in the proper 
columns of the bill of lading. Underneath these entries the following 
notation should be math 1 in warm weather, "All vents open." In 
cold weather this should be changed to read ••Standard ventilation; 
protect from freezing." To avoid complications at destination, 
regardless of the terms of sale or the form of the bill of lading, it 
