CHAPTER IX 



WAYS IN WHICH FARM PRODUCTS 

 MAY BE MARKETED 



The Absolutely Paying Cleanness and 

 Attractiveness That should Surround 

 His Wares — The Proper Packing of 

 Fruit and Vegetables — Hints on 

 Soil Treatment — Reputation as Nec- 

 essary in Farming as in Any Other Pur- 

 suit — Where the Markets Are, and 

 Some Niceties of Shipment — All Crops, 

 and How They may be Sold. 



FARMERS in the United States lose thou- 

 sands of dollars annually in marketing 

 their crops, and the loss is due to the careless 

 shipment of inferior goods, to poor packing, 

 and lastly to ignorance as to the market values 

 of the day. The writer has seen many instances 

 of this kind, and recalls in particular the ex- 

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