. Farm horticulture, prepared especially for those interested in either home or commercial horticulture. Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. 164 HARVESTING AND MARKETING the plant, because the quality is greatly improved. Produce can only be allowed to ripen upon the plant when a local market is used. In such cases the product is gathered one afternoon and sold early the next morning. By this method all produce is fresh and of good Fig, 70.—Celery cabbage wrapped separately and packed in uniform crates. The condition is Aery different if we are shipping to a dis- tant market. Ripe fr
. Farm horticulture, prepared especially for those interested in either home or commercial horticulture. Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. 164 HARVESTING AND MARKETING the plant, because the quality is greatly improved. Produce can only be allowed to ripen upon the plant when a local market is used. In such cases the product is gathered one afternoon and sold early the next morning. By this method all produce is fresh and of good Fig, 70.—Celery cabbage wrapped separately and packed in uniform crates. The condition is Aery different if we are shipping to a dis- tant market. Ripe fruits or vegetables soon rot. The tissue is soft and the produce will not stand handling. Juices from one fruit often leak out and ruin an entire crate. Therefore Fig. 77.—Cauliflower packed in a ventilated crate. great care must be exercised in selecting and in harvesting produce for distant shipment. In almost every case the produce must of necessity be picked when it is partially matured and still green. This lack of maturity makes the. 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 Hood, George William, 1886-. Philadelphia, New York, Lea & Febiger
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