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MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 



do not conform to some of these standard grades. The 

 consuming public has reached the point where it does 

 not care to spend money upon uncertainties. The cost 

 of living is so high that what it now buys ought to be 

 guaranteed, so that if not conforming to the standard, 

 consumers will be able to get their money back. Most 

 consumers do not object to paying high prices for goods 

 that are perfect or up to the standard grade, but they 



do object to being 

 buncoed by buying 

 fruit or farm pro- 

 duce that is not in 

 any way reliable. 



Sorting the 

 Fruit. H a v i n g 

 determined what 



the standard grade 

 shall be, the next 

 step is to arrange 

 the packing-house 

 so as to best per- 



Fig. 21. Packing or grading table, 4' x 8' 



form the operation of grading the fruit. In most of 

 the packing-houses in the Eastern states what is known 

 as a grading table is used. This is a table of the 

 right height to suit the convenience of the individ- 

 ual doing the grading (Fig. 21). It is about 8 

 feet long and 4 feet wide and is covered on the top with 

 heavy burlap. The apples are emptied upon this table 

 and then picked into either boxes or baskets, depending 

 upon whether the fruit is packed in barrels or standard 

 apple boxes. This packing or grading table is arranged 

 so as to have the best light possible. The room in 



