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38}^; Florida, 12 x 20 x 36; Lexington, 15 x 13 x 3 3^2; 
Baltimore, 10 x 18 x 35; Norfolk, 10 x 20 x 37; and Chi- 
cago, 17 x 17 x 32. Second-hand truck barrels are used 
extensively in the North, and sugar barrels are excellent 
for handling winter cabbage when sold by weight. Sum- 
mer shipments require free ventilation, which may be 
provided by cutting about four large vents with an ax 
in the sides of each barrel after packing. Winter ship- 
ments may be protected by lining the inside of the barrels 
with paper Firm and close packing should be the aim 
of the shipper, whether the cabbage is sold by the pack- 
age or by weight. To prevent rotting, it is important 
that the cabbage be dry when placed in the package. 
Large quantities should be shipped in refrigerator cars 
in warm weather, in slat cars when weather is cool, and 
in the warmest box cars in cold weather. An inverted 
V-shaped ventilator is often made of rough boards and 
placed lengthwise in the center of the cars when bulk 
shipments are made late in the summer or early in the 
fall. 
With many local markets and in some of the large 
cities the crop is sold by the head or the hundred heads. 
When this is done the cabbage is loaded in bulk on the 
wagons and the heads counted when sales are made. It 
is a convenient method for many growers, and may be 
advantageous to grower or dealer, but seldom to both. 
The most satisfactory way is to sell by weight, and thi« 
method if generally adopted would materially raise the 
quality of cabbage produced in various parts of the 
country. 
361. Storing. — A large percentage of the late crop 
is stored and sold during winter and early spring. Suc- 
cess in storing depends largely upon the variety. The 
flat or domestic cabbages, as Flat Dutch, keep only fairly 
well under the best conditions. We must look to the 
Danish Ball Head class to find the long keepers. It is 
