Modern Packages 77 



will best accommodate the kind of product for which they 

 are designed. Most packages are intended to contain some 

 certain standard quantity, as pint, quart, bushel or multiple 

 thereof, yet every market is more or less full of packages 

 which contain "short" measure. Legal actions and regu- 

 lations have been somewhat ineffectual in enforcing the 

 adoption of packages containing quantities of certain vol- 

 r.me, yet they should be observed by all growers, especi- 

 ally when the package is expected to contain a specific 

 volume of standard measurement. 



The sale of any product largely depends on the ap- 

 pearance of the packages in which they are contained, and 

 packages which attract the eye of the buyer are most 

 easily sold. It is always advisable to have a sufficient 

 supply of the desired packages on hand at the beginning 

 of the shipping season, as it is often difficult to get the 

 right kinds of packages at the height of the season for 

 that particular kind of product. Packages which have 

 been once used for the shipment of fruit or vegetables 

 should not be used for the purpose a second time. The 

 general appearance of such packages are not only against 

 them, but it frequently happens that the wood is filled 

 with the spores of organisms which cause decomposition 

 of the product from the produce which was formerly 

 packed in them. These will then hasten the decomposi- 

 tion of the fresh produce which may be packed therein. 



Any unused packages at the end of the season should 

 be carefully gathered together and stored where they will 

 be kept perfectly dry and clean and where their general 

 attractiveness will be retained until they are to be put into 

 use at a subsequent season. 



Grading of the product before packing is very essential, 

 and consists in selecting specimens of uniform size and 

 condition for each grade used. There is a variety of names 

 applied to the grades of any sort of produce, depending 

 largely on the locality and kind. Each package should 

 contain only one grade and be honestly packed all the 

 way through. 



As a general rule packages for soft and perishable 



