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usually inadvisable to attempt this kind of marketing ; but 

 even with them it can sometimes be undertaken. It is 

 usual to associate a special package with fruits, but not 

 with vegetables; but this condition of affairs is to be 

 changed. The use of hampers, paper cartons, splint boxes, 

 and other receptacles allow the making of very attractive 

 packages. For the finer products and the best markets 

 the receptacles are often neatly lined with paper. 



9. If the grower or seller reaches an individual cus- 

 tomer whose attention 

 he desires to hold, he 

 may well afford to sell 

 under a guaranty. 



10. Be not misled 

 by mere quantity re- 

 sults. In the end, one's 

 success depends on the 

 quality, regularity and 

 dependability of the 

 produce, — that is, on 

 the satisfaction to the 



233. Sweet potatoes graded and ungraded, 



consumer. 



The nature of good packages for vegetables is suggested 

 in the pictures. Fig. 232 is adapted from Stanley S. 

 Eogers, Calif. Circ. 160, on lettuce-growing in California : 

 "After the lettuce is cut it is hauled directly to the pack- 

 ing house where it is sorted, trimmed and repacked. That 

 which is to be shipped a considerable distance, and espe- 

 cially during warm weather, should always be protected 

 from the heat ; a layer of chopped ice should be placed be- 

 tween the bottom and the second layer of lettuce, and one 



