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VEGETABLE GARDENING 
ton market gardener weighs 4,900 pounds; the axles 
are 2^4 inches in diameter; the springs are 3 inches wide,, 
front springs 18-ply and rear springs 19-ply; it is drawn 
by three horses hitched abreast. On it 275 bushel boxes 
(16x16x8 inches) of onions have been hauled to market, 
and at another time 350 bushel boxes of bunched beets 
were transported. 
Market wagons differ widely in style. The Boston 
platform type is highly satisfactory for hauling bushel 
FIG. 53. PHILADELPHIA MARKET WAGON PARTLY 
LOADED WITH BOXES 
boxes. A narrow strip along the upper edge of the bed 
on each side slightly tilts the outside tier of boxes 
toward the center of the bed, but the loads are always 
roped. 
A wagon used in New Jersey is made to carry 180 half 
or ^-bushel baskets. This is a typical New Jersey 
wagon used in hauling produce to the Philadelphia 
market. Figure 52 shows the type of wagon used in 
