It requires four men to keep a cucumber harvester working at capacity. 
The cucumber seed and juice from the fruits are hauled in “slop carts” 
to the fermenting pits. 
Three days are required in normal weather for seeds to ferment properly. 
Rain, snow or freezing weather are often responsible for dark colored 
seed and damage to germination. 
Washing and curing of seed crops is a highly technical process. 
The seeds are usually rubbed by hand to retain bright color while 
on the drying trays. 
ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE 
