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close up to the side of the plant and 
drawn together at the top to about four 
inches, and held in that position by wires. 
In planting in the field some planters 
prefer the double rows, some the single. 
In the single row the plants are simply 
set six inches apart, rows three feet 
apart. In the double row two rows are 
set six inches apart and the plants set in 
the rows six inches apart, alternately. 
When ready for market the root is cut 
with a knife, superfluous leaves are taken 
off in the field, and almost all the roots 
are taken off, a few fibrous roots being 
left. The plants are placed in boxes and 
carried to the packinghouse, where they 
are assorted according to size and pack¬ 
ed in boxes 8x20x27 inches, each box 
being marked the exact number of doz¬ 
ens and fractional parts of dozens it con¬ 
tains. The best marketable sizes are 
from three and one-half to six dozens, 
inclusive; the larger and smaller sizes 
usually sell for somewhat smaller price 
than the rest. The size of the crate that 
I have given is the size used here in San¬ 
ford, and is known as the Sanford Stand¬ 
ard. There are two or three other sizes 
used in the State, generally larger, and 
the California crate is larger still; but the 
experience of the past few years has 
shown that the Sanford crate is the one 
that meets the popular demand and gives 
the best satisfaction, and I believe it 
would be advisable for all growers to de¬ 
cide on that size of crate. 
Experiments made the past year seem 
to show that with care plants can be set 
out in the field direct from the seed bed 
and thus save the expense and labor of 
transferring and putting out in prick 
beds, but I am not yet satisfied on this 
subject and would not like to recom¬ 
mend it; another season, however, will 
probably decide the matter. I do not 
see that I can say anything further in 
relation to the growing of plants, save 
that an abundant supply of water is ab¬ 
solutely necessary for success; therefore 
I would not advise anyone to undertake 
to grow celery save at points where a 
flow from artesian wells can be secured. 
REMARKS. 
Mr. White—The remark on charcoal 
is erroneous. What we use is cinders. 
Charcoal is rather an expensive product, 
but cinders are given to us. 
Mr. Phelps—Charcoal has been used 
largely because there is not enough cin¬ 
ders furnished. 
