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same vine; the more uniform in all respects the fruit 

 in a package is the more attractive and salable it 

 becomes. There is no fruit where careful grading 



FIG. 29 FLORIDA TOMATOES PROPERLY WRAPPED FOR LONG 



SHIPMENT 

 (Photo by courtesy of American Agriculturist) 



and packing have more influence on the price it will 

 command. 



I know of a certain noted peach-grower in northern 

 Michigan who grew, each year, some 2 to 5 acres 

 of tomatoes for the Chicago market. It was his cus- 

 tom to pick out about one-tenth of the best of the 

 fruit, putting it into small and attractively labeled 



