Show EARLY POTATOES NEED GOOD CARE weak and improperly filled containers and lack of ventilation cause of loss DISCARD DISEASED PRODUCT load with care to prevent Pre veit shifting and breakage sacks and hampers e r a N not 0 t S suitable u I 1 b I 1 loading 0 a d 1 n g tta n alla 0 on n S bilge I 1 I 1 q e Is N not safe f e He pared by the th united states department ot of agriculture more care in loading cars will prevent much damage in shipments of 0 new potatoes say specialists ot of the bureau of markets united states department part ment ot of agriculture discussing methods of loading and types of containers in use shifting of the loads in transit weak find and partly filled packages and lack of proper ventilation are found to be responsible for losses in many cars arriving at markets caution against loading diseased potatoes potato eq Is also urged because of the large number of shipments that show scab wilt or late blight and in some som c cases ate aie practically worthless when ihen they reach the market press potatoes firmly in barrels the he double headed ventilated barrel it Is said appears to be the best package ge for new potatoes that is now in general use fise it if properly made it protects the potatoes as well as holds them in place much less breakage lias has been found in cars where the barrels are loaded on end than when allen loaded on their bilge wooden strips should be placed on top of the lower ioner layers of barrels for tile upper layers to rest upon there Is one serious objection to this method of loading in some instances the barrels appear to be slack measure when they arrive at the market due to the jolting in transit this fault however it is said can be largely eliminated it if growers will fill their barrels full and use a press w when h e n leading heading loading barrels on their bilge Is said not to be a 1 safe practice unless head liners strips to prevent heads bulging are used it is said that the use of headliners head liners would prevent nine tenths of the breakage in all types of loads with nith barrels Ite records cords show that practically every car has from 3 xe Z I 1 LL what happens when barrels barrel are loaded on their bilge characteristic breakage in a car of double headed barrels the heads give way and the barrels collapse from the weight above causing bruising and mashing of the potatoes to 30 or more barrels broken on arrival nt at the market extra bracing Is needed when barrels are loaded on their bilge prevent barrels barrel rolling wooden strips should be placed across the floor at frequent intervals in order to prevent the lower barrels from rolling use of rocks for this purpose localizes the strain and causes much breakage strips should also be placed across the doors to prevent the barrels on the upper layer from falling against and jamming the doors the sack it is said Is not a suitable suitably sui tabla cont container ainor for tender tender new potatoes it offers no protection from bruising and when loaded Is hard to ventilate if sacks backs are to be used they should be of no greater capacity than pounds this size sack can be handled with much greater care and lends leads itself to ventilation better belter than larger sizes neither tire hampers it is said suitable packages for potatoes they ln in not have the necessary strength for the weight of their contents and offer little protection for the potatoes crates of various sorts are being used bif ed and according to reports appear satisfactory here the strength of 0 the crate is sufficient for the weight of its contents weak crates should not be used under tiny any circumstances and crates with wide opening tend to wilt the potatoes while in transit crates must be loaded tightly and firmly and no slack space loft left without sll suitable bracing while stripping 3 rec jed no mutter matter what container is u used sed it Is said the grower i hould exercise groat great care to keep diseased and injured potatoes out of it A very high percentage of the cars arriving at northern markets market show much scab bacteria wilt ailt late blight or alt all three grow e ars frs I 1 s r should hould also see that their packages is fire ie i e well filled weak pak packages ages should not bo be used |