. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . 9 llcttuic ISacticc at U)otb the dinner table is producetl. It is sufficient that the lettuce is regularlysupplied by the green grocer, no matterwhat the thermometer registers nor howlong a blanket of snow has covered thefarm lands. In his subconscious mind theaverage consumer knows that there are peo-pie. somewhere, perhaps in that inflefinitesouth which supplies so many table deli-cacies, who make a business of raising let-tuce. It would probably surprise him not alittle tn know t
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . 9 llcttuic ISacticc at U)otb the dinner table is producetl. It is sufficient that the lettuce is regularlysupplied by the green grocer, no matterwhat the thermometer registers nor howlong a blanket of snow has covered thefarm lands. In his subconscious mind theaverage consumer knows that there are peo-pie. somewhere, perhaps in that inflefinitesouth which supplies so many table deli-cacies, who make a business of raising let-tuce. It would probably surprise him not alittle tn know that within an hour of New. ^icbins $atelei> ^ork. in the heart of the greatest produce-raising section in this part of the country,is a great farm, maintained exclusivelyunder glass and doing its biggest business intiie season supposed to be the farmers resttime. This greenhouse farm—a motlel ofmany of its type—is located at Me)rgan-ville, a few miles south of Matawan, on theFreehold Branch of the New Jersey Cen-tral. There are thirteen greenhouses, andpractically all of them arc planted in let-tuce, and a considerable force of workmenis kept busy attending to the care of thelittle plants. The picking is done every morning, whenthe plants are all carried to the packinghouse. Here they are first cleaned—theold, tough leaves cut away and the plantswashed and laid on great wooden trays todrain. They are then gone over with themost minute care, and each head, whenready to pack in the boxes and barrels is aperfect model of what crisp, delicate andtender lettuce should be. They are packed head downward and t
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