QUESTIONS 303 



5. Describe the deterioration in quality that may take place in vegetables 



between harvesting and marketing, and suggest means of preventing 

 such deterioration. 



6. Discuss the advantages of using a packing shed for vegetables as compared 



with packing in the field. 



7. Describe the construction of a simple packing shed. 



8. What additional facilities in a packing shed must be available if products 



demanding washing are to be prepared for market? 



9. What factors determine the kind of package to use for marketing vege- 



tables? 



10. Contrast packages used for local market and for shipping. 



1 1 . What are the advantages of using the same kind of package for a number 



of products? 



12. What is meant by a "standard" package? 



13. Why must packages be provided with ventilation in hot weather? 



14. What vegetables are usually washed before marketing? 



15. What vegetables are usually marketed in bunches? 



16. Why is grading of the product essential to successful marketing? 



17. How many grades of vegetables are usually made? 

 IS. Give full directions for the grading of tomatoes. 



19. Describe the different grades of Gem melons as made by critical packers. 



20. Discuss the importance of the proper placing of specimens in the package. 



21. Wh}^ must the specimens be placed tightly in the package? 



22. Describe the ])roper arrangement of tomatoes and of muskmelons in their 



respective ijackages. 



23. Mention some details in which the demands of different markets are 



decidedly at variance. 



24. Discuss the importance of knowing the particular customs of the market 



that is to be supplied. 



25. Describe the methods of operating local street and stall markets when 



the vegetable grower is his own salesman. 



26. What are the advantages of a local market over a distant market? 



27. What three methods of marketing vegetables are .open to a grower located 



at a distance from market? 



28. Describe the conditions under which each of these methods would be 



preferable to the others. Also point out the defects or weaknesses of 

 each method. 



29. How can a reputation for high-class products be established? 



30. What advantages has an association of growers over an individual grower 



in matters pertaining to marketing? 



31. When an association has full charge of marketing the products of its 



members, how are the proceeds due each member determined? 



