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acd drag another. Circumstances seem to prevent this 

 method gi procedure. 



Ii we were at the other extreme, I might send the chauf- 

 feur and tcli him to bru^g home a couple of barrels in thb 

 car: again circumstances lorbid. If I want apples I can go 

 to my marketman and pay from sixty to seventy-five cents a 

 pec; for them. 



I wish that the gentlemen who are trying to boom apples 

 would try to grasp the latt that what New England house 

 wives need are not recipes tor cooking apples — we were born 

 and brought up on appkii — what we need are the apples to 

 cook." 



It is also within the province of the producers collec- 

 tively to establish grades lor their products. The determi- 

 nation caused by necessity on the part of the consumer to 

 come more directly in touth with the producer for the bene- 

 fit of both should be an added incentive for the progressive 

 producer to place his products on the market in such a way 

 as to meet the demand of the consumer; This is done in 

 some cases by the individual producer to the satisfaction of 

 ]ioth, l)ut to ;".o the big thing it should be done collectively 

 by the producers. 



So much has been said in the past on the subject of 

 packing and grading that interest has been aroused and ac- 

 tion has been taken by organizations interested, so that it is 

 hoped some legislation will soon be enacted whereby this de- 

 sire will become a reality. I quote from the last numl)er of 

 Current Affairs the offieir.l organ of the Boston Chamber of 

 Commerce. 



"A law for the uniforirr grading of apples in New Eng- 

 land has been formulated by the Chamber's special commit- 

 tee on apple laws. It fixes a standard system of grading the 

 fruit and provides effective measures for the enforcement ot 

 the act. Its enactment by the Six States would place the 

 apple industry on a uniform and business-like basis through- 

 out New England and, in the opinion of its proponents, 

 would vastly benefit the industry as a whole.'' 



