THE KANSAS PEACH. 



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 Fig. 3. 

 From Canadian Ilorticidlurist. 



XII — MARKETING. 



Under this head the importance of careful selection cannot be 

 too strongly stressed. It should never be forgotten that the poorest 

 peach in a crate sells the crate, and hence, on gathering, they 

 should be severely culled and only perfect peaches shipped. It 

 should be also remembered that the neater and more tempting the 

 carrier is made in which any fruit is transported the more readily the 

 shipment will sell. Fortunately the Georgia public seems to appreci- 

 ate this fact, and, of the many different packages now in use for ship- 

 ping peaches throughout this country, that known as the "Florida" 

 crate in the Northern markets, and to Georgia shippers (see fig. 4.) 

 as the "six-basket carrier," now appears to be the general favorite. 

 The carriers usually hold about two layers of peaches. These should 

 be arranged in parallel rows and with great care, so that when the top 

 is taken off the contents will show up symmetrically and temiitingly. 

 It will always be found a wise plan, after a crop appears to be assured, 

 to lay in an ample supply of crates. Our fruit-growers will all re- 

 member the straits to which many of them were i3ut during the last 



