14 The Bulletin. 



Goods carelessly prepared and in flimsy packages do not command nearly 

 so much on the New York market as the uniform article." J. P. Moyer 

 & Co., of Philadelphia, say : "It is very essential that the growers should 

 adopt uniform packages in shipping their products. While good quality 

 is the first consideration, good packing in uniform packages is equally 

 as important." Stevens Bros., of Baltimore, are of the same opinion : 

 "We are particularly interested in the standard package, as we believe 

 it will be very valuable to the grower and save a great deal of dissatis- 

 faction in handling the different crops." D. K. Stewart, president 

 Stewart Fruit Company, another Baltimore house, expresses the same 

 opinion, only a little more forcibly : "In these days of wide distribution 

 of farm products, it is very important that uniform style packages should 

 be adopted. It is to the advantage of the shipper to -secure for his 

 products the widest range of distribution possible. This can only be 

 done by the adoption of uniform weights and measures." The above 

 are but a few of the many expressions of this same opinion regarding 

 the use of uniform packages. 



jSTot only are buyers and commission merchants of this opinion regard- 

 ing the uniform preparation of fruit and vegetables for market, but the 

 more successful growers realize the importance of carefully preparing 

 their products before attempting to market them. Mr. 1ST. B. Dawson, 

 of Conetoe, 1ST. C, in speaking of this subject, says : "Careful grading, 

 sorting and packing of produce is most important to the growers, and it 

 is equally to their interest to use nothing but uniform, standard pack- 

 ages, strongly made from good material. There is a great loss sustained 

 by our growers in using inferior, shabby packages that are not uniform. 

 Such packages will not stand transportation, and their use results in a 

 loss when they reach their destination." Mr. J. A. Westbrook, Mt. Olive, 

 !N". C, further emphasizes the necessity of using uniform packages : "I 

 think it just as necessary to have a standard package for fruit and truck 

 crops as to have a standard weight for grain and other farm products." 

 Mr. W. S. Cobb, of Lumber Bridge, !N\ C, another successful grower 

 and shipper of truck crops, gives his idea of this subject as follows: 

 "The farmers of JSTorth Carolina lose thousands of dollars annually in 

 not putting up their truck in good shape for market. No one can realize 

 this condition unless he visits the markets of our large cities throughout 

 the country and sees for himself the fruits and vegetables that are put 

 up in nice shape and in uniform packages, and that, as a consequence, 

 sell for profitable figures. In growing truck, it requires a lot of hard 

 work and experience — that is, to grow it successfully; and when one 

 begins to market the crop, then the experience, intelligence .and labor 

 count for more than it does at any other time. There is money in the 

 growing of fruits and vegetables in this State whenever the farmers will 

 use business methods, as do our bankers, manufacturers and other busi- 

 ness men. Last season the entire country was flooded with cantaloupes 

 that were selling very cheap, and at a loss to almost all growers through- 

 out the State. I had quite a large crop, and by getting up an honest, 

 attractive package and shipping to commission men who had handled 

 my shipments in former years and had an established trade for my goods, 

 I received a profit for my entire output. I further use attractive labels 

 on all my packages." Another grower who can speak from a wide expe- 



