
Views on the Hershey Estates Farms Trenching Schell’s Houser Celery. See it also on our front cover. 
Many times we are asked these questions—“ How can I bleach my celery?’’—‘‘How should I trench it?”—‘‘What is the 
best way to keep it into the winter months?’’ In order to be as helpful as possible to our customers we cook a series of pictures 
showing the way, from start to finish, by which Mr. Rockwell has his men lift, trench, bank, cover, protect and bleach the Schell’s 
Strain Houser Celery on the Hershey Estates Farms. 
On the front cover the plants are being ‘‘loosened.’”” The machine passes over and under the plants which are then lifted out; 
the excess soil on the roots is knocked off with rounded clubs similar to a police club. The plants are then gathered in metal boxes, 
heavy galvanized, one end open, handles on the other. No. 1. A box has been put in the trench, another is ready. No. 2. One 
man holds the Celery, the other withdraws the now-empty box; this is passed to a man to fill again while another hands a full 
box to the trenchers; this operates very rapidly. No. 3. While one man with a rake draws back the tops, another banks up the 
soil against the plants. No. 4. It is now covered, by rapid unrolling process, with waterproof paper, and another man putsa 
shovel of soil on the edge of the paper at intervals to hold it to its place. No. 5. Straw is now placed on both sides of the trench 
to protect the Celery from freezing weather. This straw is made secure from blowing by soil shoveled on it at 2-foot spaces. 
No. 6. Finally, as extra precaution, corn fodder, in bundles, is laid over the trench from both sides. It is now completed. By 
this method Celery keeps perfectly. In moderate fall temperature it bleaches fine in a few weeks. If weather is cold it takes a 
little longer. It is easily removed from this type of trenching when wanted and when it is taken out, our Schell’s Strain Houser 
Celery is super-extra rich nutty-flavored if we may use those superlative adjectives to describe its unequaled quality. 
adonnenseee ee oine 
SCHELL’S STRAIN GOLDEN PLUME 
Delicious flavor; beautiful golden yellow color; early; blanches rapidly. The 
hearts are exceptionally full. Tall and attractive. This strain of ours has proved 
a veritable little ‘gold mine”’ of profit to our customers. Grow Schell’s Strain 
Golden Plume this year. Pkt. 10 ets.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; 140z. 60 cts.; 1202. $13 
oz. $2; 14lb. $6; Ylb. $10; Ib. $20. 

