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Show SEND POTATOES TO MARKET Crop Should Be Graded and Packed in Barrels as Soon as Possible After Dug. Potatoes, although one of the most important of our truck crops, are usually badly handled by the average grower. Instead of being sent to market in bulk by the wagon load, potatoes po-tatoes should be graded and packed in barrels. The packing should be done as soon as posible after they are dug, for if exposed too much to the sun they will become soft and the skin will turn green. It is a very good plan to grade and pack potatoes in the field as they are lifted, although when very large crops are grown and it is desirable to grade them more carefully, this can be done better by first sending them to the packing shed, where they can be run through graders and the work done more rapidly. It is just as important to grade potatoes as fruit or any other vegetables. Early potatoes should be shipped In barrels with holes cut in them for ventilation, and covered with burlap. Poorly Packed Potatoes. The barrels should be frequently shaken while being packed, in order to settle the contents firmly, because being heavy, otherwise they will be sure to arrive at market, after longdistance long-distance hauling, in very bad condition. |