lO FRUIT HARVESTING, STORING, MARKETING 



ive and equally well known to the experienced fruit 

 dealer. The result, as a whole, has been to give the 

 commission men the reputation among fruit growers 

 of a band of unprincipled thieves. Sometimes this 



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reputation is deserved. Much oftener it is not. Some- 

 times the shipper is as bad as the commission man. 



This organization of the fruit trade is certainly far 

 from ideal. The shipper is completely at the mercy 

 of the commission man. The whole bargain is on one 

 side of the transaction. It will take a long time, how- 

 ever, to change matters to another system. The 

 present writer certainly disclaims any intention of 

 offering a new system. If the following suggestions 



