CHAPTER XIII. 
MARKETING PEARS. 
Turre are many practical horticulturists who 
thoroughly understand the details of growing fruit 
but they do not fully appreciate the importance of 
sending pears to market in clean, new barrels or 
boxes, and in such a manner that they may surely 
arrive at their destination in good order. 
It is a painful fact to record, that the majority of 
the fruit sent to the New York market arrives in 
bad order, and, in most cases, it is the fault of the 
grower. One of the partners of a large fruit and 
commission house, recently informed me that at 
least three-quarters of the pears consigned to their 
house, arrived in a damaged condition; and, as a 
matter of course, such fruit has to be sold for much 
less than if some care is taken in selecting the bar- 
rels, and in assorting and packing in such a way 
that the pears are not injured by being shaken about 
on the way to market. 
Fruit does not differ from other articles of mer- 
chandise, its good appearance goes a great way, and 
