UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1412 
Washington, D.C. T June, 1926 
MARKETING LETTUCE 
CHARLES W. HAUCK, formerly Marketing Specialist 
Division of Fruits and Vegetables 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
CONTENTS 
Page 
A Growing Industry . . 1 
Producing Areas . . 2 
Types and Varieties 5 
Harvesting 7 
Grading and Packing 9 
Loading and Shipping Methods 15 
Car-lot Movement and Distribution 22 
Preferences in Consuming Markets 29 
Prices 30 
General Sales Practices ' 34 
Federal Services in Marketing 38 
Summary 41 
State and Federal Publications on Harvesting and Marketing Lettuce . . . .'44 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1926 
