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tempt to use a barrel A mistake is frequently 

 made by putting apples of poor quality, and not 

 up to the standard in size or color in boxes. 

 This kind, of box fruit is detrimental to the 

 grower, and unsatisfactory to the consumer. 

 The demand of our markets should largely 

 govern us m our decision m regard to choice 

 of packages. There are some markets that de- 

 mand the half-bushel basket, especially with 

 such early, tender skin varieties as Transparent, 

 Dutchess, Early Harvest and Red June. What- 

 ever is used it should be neat, attractive and 

 honest throughout The safest guide is to make 

 each package so good that it will cause the 

 consumer to ask for another from the same 

 grower 



Marketing -After a crop is grown, picked 

 and packed, we have the final problem to solve, 

 and upon its solution the success of the entire 

 business depends. That is the selling or the 

 marketing of the product It seems to us that 

 there is ,a difference in selling and marketing 

 a crop 6f apples. There are a great many 

 growers who would make a good sale of their 

 crops to the buyer or cold storage man who 

 would make a complete failure if attempting 

 to put the same apples on the town or city 

 market day after day. We believe the average 



