UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
v 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1242 
Washington, D. C. 
September 2, 1924 
MARKETING CABBAGE 
By 
ALEXANDER E. CANCE, Consulting Specialist 
and 
GEORGE B. FISKE, Investigator in Marketing Fruits and Vegetables 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Development and Changes 1 
Classes, Types, and Varieties 2 
Commercial Production 3 
Principal Commercial Producing Regions ... 4 
Growing and Harvesting 10 
Financing , 10 
Shipping Seasons 12 
Country Selling Methods 15 
Packing, Grading, and Shipping 18 
Loading 20 
Transportation Problems 22 
Farm and Commercial Storage 23 
Page 
Use in Kraut 26 
Distribution of the Commercial Crop 27 
Sources of City Supply 36 
Seasonal Consumption 37 
Wholesale Marketing 37 
Special Features of Great Markets 39 
Market Preferences and Specialties 41 
Use of the Market Reports 42 
Price Tendencies 43 
Cost of Marketing 46 
Summary of Facts and Figures 47 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1924 
