CHAPTER III 



FRUIT PACKAGES 



Packages versus Bulk. The old system of selling 

 fruit in bulk is no longer permissible. In some few 

 instances it is still done, but in most fruit-growing sec- 

 tions it is prohibited by either custom or law. Not 

 many years ago when the farmer went to the grocery 

 store to buy his sugar or flour, it was dished out to him 

 from a barrel which was always standing more or less 

 open and not infrequently became a general collector 

 of dust and dirt for a long time. This is no longer 

 practiced and, indeed, ought not to be. Everything now 

 is put up in small packages which are sold as a part 

 of the contents. Occasionally, you will see dried apples, 

 prunes, raisins, etc., on the market, sold in bulk, but 

 for the most part this is dispensed with, and probably 

 in a few more years none can be had, at least at retail, 

 except in closed packages. 



Gift Packages. The tendency of the time is to use 

 gift packages. These must be considered as a part of 

 the cost of marketing the fruit and charges or calcula- 

 tions made to cover this cost. In some instances where 

 growers cater to a private trade, the packages are col- 

 lected and used over again, but where shipments are 

 made the packages go with the fruit. 



Requirements of Fruit Packages. There are several 

 considerations to be made in the selecting of a fruit 



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