LECT. ix DISPOSAL OF GARDEN PRODUCE 



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Marketing. 



Good produce, whether of fruit, flowers, or vege- 

 tables, well grown, carefully sorted and packed, and 

 tastefully displayed, will always find a ready sale. 

 When the supply of any article exceeds the demand, 

 it is that portion which is of inferior quality and 

 badly displayed, that lacks purchasers, or, if sold, it 



FIG. 34. PACKING APPLES. 



1. Sieve, fruit sorted good sample 2. Fruit mixed bad sample. 3. A 

 "flat" sorted fruit. The baskets should be lined with blue packing 

 paper, leaving sufficient to draw over and cover the fruit. 



must needs be at a great reduction in price, leaving 

 little or no profit to the grower. 



A few general remarks regarding marketing garden 

 produce may fitly conclude this lecture. All roots, 

 such as potatoes, turnips, carrots, parsnips, and the 

 like, should, when sent to market, be dry, good in 

 colour, and as near as possible free from dirt, but not 

 washed. They should be sorted to secure some uni- 



