. The sweet potato; a handbook for the practical grower. Sweet potatoes. 236 The Sweet Potato loaded on end with alternate baskets inverted. Every pos- sible care sbonld be taken to make the load tight with no slack space either at ends or across the car. Some grow- ers prefer to brace the load by nailing strips across the car every three or four tiers of hampers^ Frequently no hampers are placed in the door, but each end of the car is braced separately, leaving the door space vacant for ventilation. Crates may ordinarily be packed tightly in the car ^^V^?^ 1 ^^^3H S^ '^^^^â E 1 «P; jr^^..,
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. The sweet potato; a handbook for the practical grower. Sweet potatoes. 236 The Sweet Potato loaded on end with alternate baskets inverted. Every pos- sible care sbonld be taken to make the load tight with no slack space either at ends or across the car. Some grow- ers prefer to brace the load by nailing strips across the car every three or four tiers of hampers^ Frequently no hampers are placed in the door, but each end of the car is braced separately, leaving the door space vacant for ventilation. Crates may ordinarily be packed tightly in the car ^^V^?^ 1 ^^^3H S^ ~ '^^^^â E 1 «P; jr^^.., M|ra EV'^^wi'''^^ 1 1^^ -^;=--=- mj : : 1 Figure 48.â Correct way of loading sacked sweet po- tatoes.. I^GURE 49.- â Breakage and damage in a car of hampers loaded on their sides. and at the same time be sufficiently ventilated by plac- ing strips an inch thick between layers of crates. The crates should be held in place with car strips and no slack space be left under any circumstances without suitable bracing. Especial care is necessary to have the crates securely tight from end to end of the car.. 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 work.. Hand, T. E; Cockerham, Kirby Lee, 1893-. New York, The Macmillan Company