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At the present time he favors a forty-pound crate. 

 This size may be increased or decreased to suit 

 the market. The grower should cater to the de- 

 mands of the most particular and exacting con- 

 sumers. He should try to educate the public to 

 appreciate the delicacy of a first-class potato. 

 The grower need not be afraid of freight bills if 

 he can furnish better potatoes than anybody else. 

 Hood River has a reputation for apples that makes 

 them cost more to the consumer on the eastern 

 market than the eastern apples by two or three 

 times. This reputation was gained by packing 

 apples that did not have an imperfect specimen 

 in a car. Do not put in a package a potato that 

 you would not serve to a guest at your own table." 



J. G. Milward of the Horticultural Depart- 

 ment of the University of Wisconsin is doing a 

 great work for the potato growers of that state. 

 In a circular issued by him in May, 1911, he says: 



" The growing of miscellaneous types not adapted 

 to competition on the leading markets, causes 

 difficulty in sorting and grading at the loading 

 stations. Growers in several sections have 

 responded to a plan to establish community 

 centres where uniform car lots of one variety can 

 be handled. An important step toward the de- 

 velopment of this plan will be to secure the best 

 seed raised in the state in car lots, and reserve it 

 for Wisconsin planting. The Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station through its Agricultural Exten- 

 sion Service has secured hearty endorsement, 

 from growers, commission men, buyers, of a prac- 

 tical plan to disseminate the best seed raised in 

 Wisconsin on the basis of a community centre 



