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12. Every package of good fruit should be branded with 

 the name and address of the grower (15). 



13. The degree of ripeness at which fruit should be 

 picked depends upon the use for which it is intended (16). 



14. Fruit should be graded and uniformly packed (17). 



15. A packing and storing house is needed where large 

 quantities of fruit are grown (18). 



SUGGESTIONS FOE LABORATOEY WORK. 



1. Ascertain the different kinds of fruits and nuts that 

 are grown commercially in the vicinity of your school or 

 college; also the most successful varieties of each. 



2. Ascertain the different kinds of fresh fruits and of 

 nuts that are sold in the local market near your school or 

 college, and where each sample seen was grown. 



3. With the aid of a railroad map, locate the place in 

 your state or territory that offers the best transportation 

 facilities for marketing fruit. 



4. If a topographical map is available, ascertain the lo- 

 cality in your state or territory that would seem to offer 

 the best location for fruit growing, independent of market 

 considerations. 



5. Select the best location for a fruit farm in the vicin- 

 ity of your school or college. 



6. Practice nailing up the different kinds of fruit pack- 

 ages to acquire dexterity in the work. 



7. Study the methods of packing illustrated by the fruits 

 exposed for sale in your local market, and observe which 

 methods appear most satisfactory. 



