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bottom in so large a package must do injury, and the squeezing wiiich the 

 berries undergo in the process of packing and the almost complete lack of 

 ventilation in fruit packed so tightly in such quantity are certainly highly 

 detrimental. In this connection it is here suggested that a thorough 

 testing of the possibilities coimected with the use of ventilated crates in 

 shipping this fruit might produce valuable results. The use of such crates 

 would not only help in preserving the condition of the berries while in 

 transit, but would also insure, to a certain extent, a proper storage for 

 them while they were in the hands of the retailer, ventilation being, as 

 has already been shown, one of the more important factors in good cran- 

 berry storage. A desirable trade in cranberries shipped in crated straw- 

 berry baskets might perhaps be developed. ^ 



(d) It may be found advisable to ship crated cranberries in the un- 

 cleaned condition (before they have been run through a separator) to 

 the trade in the more distant parts of the country, for the fruit would 

 be in a far more acceptable condition in such sections if it were pre- 

 pared for market at central distributing points in the territory where it 

 was to be consumed. ^ 



(e) The slow rate of temperature changes in the barreled fruit suggests 

 that berries might be moderately cooled, both before storage and before 

 shipment, to ad\"antage. The writer knows of no tests conducted in this 

 connection, however. 



Resanding. 



The season's experience with the five sanding plots, results with which 

 have been discussed in previous annual reports, are shown in detail in 

 Table 14. The areas used as checks on these plots are measured off anew 

 each year on the general bog surface immediately adjoining the plots, and, 

 for this reason, as is shown in Table 15, they vary considerably in size 

 from year to year. All the Early Black plots and their checks were picked 

 this season on September 18, and the Late Howe plot with its checks on 

 October 12, all the picking being done with scoops. 



1 This suggestion is contributed by certain growers connected with the J. J. Beaton Growers 

 Agency of Wareham, Mass. 



2 Suggested by Mr. J. J. Beaton, Wareham, Mass. 



