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houses. Such propositions as these were formerly in the 

 hands of the government, but under the cooperative man- 

 agement the charges have been reduced. Cooperation in 

 this respect is increasing rapidly, especially in Victoria 

 on the mainland. The Northwest in the United States is 

 far ahead of Australia in cooperative methods of handling 

 and distributing. 



The Australians are agreed that they may learn much 

 from America in the equipment of packing-houses, es- 

 pecially on labor-saving devices. Many Australians are 

 particularly proud of their pruning methods and in this 

 respect they are convinced that the American orchardist 

 might learn something from them. 



