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are carefully observed, however, it will go far toward 

 mitigating the evils which one meets in deaUng with 

 commission men: 



1. Stick to one man. — If it seems necessary to ship 

 to two or three markets — as to Pittsburg, Philadel- 

 phia, and New York — stick to a single commission 

 house in each city, but, as far as possible, ship to a 

 single market. The man who is conducting business 

 on a very large scale, like J. H. Hale or Roland Mor- 

 ril, and who can keep his hand on the commission 

 men, can afEord to transgress this rule. Such men are 

 superior to all rules. Most of us are not. For the 

 ordinary fruit grower and shipper this rule of dealing 

 always with one commission firm is of the utmost con- 

 sequence. 



2. Ship the same varieties year after year, and make 

 the grade just as uniform as possible. Even if some- 

 thing short of the best fruit is shipped, uniformity of 

 grade is highly advantageous. The commission house 

 knows what to expect, and customers get used to the 

 brand and the grade. There are hundreds of shippers 

 growing all classes of fruits whose products are com- 

 monly akeady sold when they arrive in the market. 



/ Uniform and honest packing does it. 



3. Select a brand which is neat, catchy, and not 

 too large, and see that it goes on every package. 

 Some men have made reputations and money out of 

 their brands. 



4. Grade and pack with the most rigid honesty. — 

 Don't try to cheat a commission man. It can't be 



