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tatoes by weight. The Bu- 

 reau of Markets favors the 

 establishment of a standard 

 bushel crate by volume to the 

 one adopted by the Jackson- 

 ville meeting in 1918. If 

 this crate is rather small, one 

 containing one-half bushel by 

 volume could also be used. 

 On some of the markets, such 

 as Denver, Colorado, 100- 

 pound crates are sometimes 

 seen, but in the eastern mar- 

 kets barrels are commonly 

 employed when a container is 

 desired holding more than one bushel. 



FiGTJRE so- 

 shipping crate 

 potatoes. 



- Octagonal 

 for sweet 



More standard- 

 ization of the containers in shipping sweet potatoes is 

 needed, and such standardization can only be brought 

 about on a volume basis. 



PEOPEK. PKODUCTIO'W 



When the individual has determined to his own satis- 

 faction the best varieties or variety to grow, the season 

 of the year in which the potatoes will net the biggest 

 return and the kind of container which seems best 

 suited to his individual needs, he has found out the 

 actual requirements of his market In other words, he 

 has discovered the technique of the marketing business. 

 Marketing really begins with production. Unless the 

 producer can put into his stock the desirable quality; 

 unless he grows a quantity sufBcient to enable him effi- 

 ciently to utilize his labor and equipment, and to supply 

 his market demands; unless his potatoes are properly 



