Contents xvii 



PAGES 



Packing-house arrangement and operation 305-307 



Mechanical sizers 307-308 



Community packing-houses 308-312 



Methods of operating community pack- 

 ing-houses 309-310 



Packing-house construction .... 310-312 

 Bulk shipments 312 



CHAPTER XV 



MARKETING AND STORAGE 313-338 



Selling on consignment 313-314 



Selling to cash buyers 314-316 



The lump-sum cash buyer 315 



Tree-run cash buyer 315-316 



Cooperative methods of selling 316-322 



Form of organization for cooperative associa- 

 tions 319-321 



Pooling 321-322 



Purchase of supplies 322 



Distribution 322-325 



Commission-man 323 



The broker 323-324 



Carlot operator 324-325 



Carlot distributor 325 



Field of distribution 325-329 



Foreign markets 325-327 



Improved distribution within the United 



States 327-329 



Physical handling 329 



Grades and standards 329-333 



Standard package 330-332 



Inspection at point of origin 332-333 



Storage 333-336 



Local vs. distance storage 334-335 



Common storage 335-336 



Handling and cultural methods as relating to 



storage 336 



