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BULLETIN 1414, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



standards in these local plants are often controlled by the federation. 

 Inspectors employed by the federation are in constant touch with the 

 various plants during the packing season. Through the inspectors 

 the packing-house managers learn the requirements for each grade, 



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Fig. 4. — Grading oranges in the packing house of a California cooperative associa- 

 tion. Good light, convenient mechanical devices, and trained workers maintain 

 the standard of the orange grades 



and can take advantage of the experiences of other managers in 

 handling their problems. Such arrangements are conducive to the 

 elimination of variations in pack, and to a high degree of efficiency 

 in grading and in standardizing the grades used. 



