FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 



Market Structure and Functional Operation 



Ala. Marketing Facilities and Handling of Truck Crops in 



Alabama , To (l) analyze trends in production and marketing 

 of truck crops produced within State and make comparisons in 

 relation to competing areas; (2) analyze farm marketing and 

 handling practices in important areas of commercial pro- 

 duction in State from standpoint of adequacy; (3) analyze 

 certain markets and facilities from standpoint of adequacy; 

 and (ii) evaluate cooperative marketing in movement of State 

 truck crops as means of increasing net income to farmers. 

 Agr. Econ. £66 (SM-8) 



Ala. Marketing Methods and Market Acceptability of Selected 



Horticultural Crops and Their Products . To (l) evaluate 

 effectiveness of present marketing methods; (2) determine 

 relative suitability of different marketing outlets; and 

 (3) evaluate factors affecting market acceptance for certain 

 improved horticultural products. 

 Agr. Econ. ES 300 



Ga. Facilities for Marketing Georgia Peaches . To (l) learn 



improvements in peach marketing facilities conducive to a 

 more efficient handling system; (2) make time and motion 

 studies of each of several operations to make for more ef- 

 ficiency; (3) study use of hydrocooler for marketing more 

 mature peaches; (U) learn ways of reducing peach drop; 

 (5) improve efficiency of packing sheds; (6) determine 

 efficiency of present and proposed methods on cost of each 

 method and value of packaged peaches; and (7) learn the 

 facilities needed in State in near future to ship State 

 fruit crop. 



Agr. Econ. ES 336 



Ky. Evaluation of the Market for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables 



at the New Louisville Produce Terminal . To (1) record kinds 

 and quantities of fruit and vegetables sold on New Louisville 

 Produce Terminal by grades and package forms at various prices 

 and dates; (2) learn how locally grown produce can be graded 

 and packaged, and when it should be available to make it 

 most acceptable to the trade. 

 Agr. Econ. hZ 



