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The Principles of Fruit-growing 



are pooled, or shipped through exchanges or unions, it 

 is imperative that a uniform style of package be 

 used; but when a man handles fruit solely on his own 

 account, and has a superior quality, he may often adver- 

 tise his product by a unique package, or at least by one 

 that is unlike those in most common use. Such a package 



singles him out from 

 his neighbors, and 

 answers as a trade- 

 mark for his product. 

 The writer has known 

 profitable returns to 

 be secured from fruit 

 shipped in colored 

 baskets. A dye was 

 made of aniline, and 

 the baskets were 

 dipped into the kettle 

 (being handled with a 

 pitchfork), and fruit 

 no better than the 

 ordinary run brought 

 several cents a basket 

 more than that packed 

 in the ordinary white package. This will not often suc- 

 ceed, however, but this example is given to show that a 

 package somewhat out of the ordinary may be desirable 

 for a person to use for special trade. 



In all the finest fruits the grower should use nothing 

 but a gift package, one that is given away with the fruit. 

 This insures a clean and dainty parcel, and the pur- 

 chaser is not bothered with the thought of returning it. In 

 a good market, a package that has been previously used 



FIG. 152. Crates and barrels. 



