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selling but prevents undue bruising of potatoes that 

 migbt otherwise be projecting above the average level 

 of the pack. 



Crates or hampers vrhich hold a bushel are quite con- 

 venient to handle and make attractive packages. The 

 objection sometimes heard to the crate is that if there 

 is a small or off-grade potato in the package it will be 

 more readily seen than vs^ith the hamper. This is no 

 doubt true but should not be a serious objection, as it 

 enables the buyer to see exactly what he is getting and 

 encourages the strictest honesty and careful grading on 

 the part of the shipper. The very defect provides an 

 advantage in giving better ventilation. 



PEOPEE TEANSIT 



After the requirements of the market have been care- 

 fully determiued and after all the attendant troubles 

 of production have been effectually overcome, the pota- 

 toes safely stored until the prices are attractive, and 

 then perfectly packed in the most secure and attractive 

 manner possible, the business will be a failure if the 

 product is not gotten to market in salable form. The 

 difference between profit and loss is often incurred in 

 forty-eight hours from injuries in transit that have been 

 avoided for months on the farm and in the storage- 

 house. Often these injuries represent losses that could 

 have been avoided had proper attention been paid to: 

 (1) selecting the type of car best suited for the ship- 

 ment at season in which it was made and for the 

 specific distance which the car was to cover before 

 reaching destination; (2) correctly packing the car 

 with the special containers used; (3) proper regula- 

 tioii of ventilators in transit. The goods must reach the 



