CONTENTS 



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Summary . . 4 



Introduction 5 



Description of the packing line 5 



Cost of packing with the experimental line 9 



Assumptions used in computing costs 9 



Cost of labor 11 



Cost of equipment 14 



Combined labor and equipment costs 14 



Bruising, sorting, and sizing tests 18 



Bruising caused by the experimental line. 18 



Sorting with the experimental line 25 



Sizing with the experimental line 27 



August 1959 



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