. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. The Bulletin. 31 the height of the season cuttings are made every day, and only the well- developed, firm heads removed. These are sorted and graded as they are packed. The packing may be done either in the field or in the packing shed. Lettuce is usually marketed in the half-barrel veneer basket, each package being filled with heads of a uniform size and condition. The bottom layer of heads is placed stem end down and the remaining layers stem end up, as illustrated (Fig. 18). Lettuce should be dry
. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. The Bulletin. 31 the height of the season cuttings are made every day, and only the well- developed, firm heads removed. These are sorted and graded as they are packed. The packing may be done either in the field or in the packing shed. Lettuce is usually marketed in the half-barrel veneer basket, each package being filled with heads of a uniform size and condition. The bottom layer of heads is placed stem end down and the remaining layers stem end up, as illustrated (Fig. 18). Lettuce should be dry before being packed and the heads placed together firmly and snugly in the package. Each package should be well filled, so as to reach market in good, full condition. Fig. 19 shows lettuce packed ready for shipment. CUCUMBERS. The marketable size of cucumbers is from six to nine inches in length. "When cut from the vine they keep better, and the vine is injured less than where they are pulled. In seasonable weather they are usually. Fig. 20.—Cucumbers Properly Packed. (Thoto by H. II. Hume.) gathered every second or third day, and should be graded and sorted as carefully as all other vegetables. Those grown in greenhouses and under glass are packed in boxes about eight inches deep and twenty-four inches. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original North Carolina. Dept. of Agriculture. Raleigh : State Board of Agriculture
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