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N. J. Development of Improved Handling and Packaging Practices 

 for Selected Vegetables and Analysis of Their Impact on Costs 

 and Returns * To (1) study feasibility and economic effects 

 of prepackaging selected vegetables in consumer-size packages 

 at farm or shipping point; and (2) test feasibility of moving 

 selected vegetables to chain warehouses in bulk as palletized 

 containers for prepackaging at this point. 



Agr. Econ., Hort., Food Technol. 29 (NEM-18) 



N. T. Experiments in Retail Stores and on Selected Farms 

 (Cornell) to Determine Consumer Acceptance of Potatoes * To learn to 

 what degree sales of white potatoes may be stimulated, and 

 to what extent consumers are willing to pay for clean, sorted 

 potatoes in bulk or in transparent film bags or other con- 

 tainers. .Learn effectiveness on price to farmers and 

 retailers, at point of sale, of local or area promotional 

 practices. 



Agr. Econ. 12-6 (NEM-20) 



N. Y. An Evaluation of the Status of Prepackaging Vegetables 

 (Cornell) in the Northeast" To learn if and to what degree vegetables 

 grown in the Northeast are being packaged in consumer units, 

 and what changes need to be made to meet rapidly changing 

 competitive conditions in entire fresh vegetable industry. 

 Agr. Econ., Veg. Crops 13-3 (NEM-18) 



N. I. Fruit Marketing.— 7. Influence of Merchandising Practices 

 (Cornell) on Volume of Fruit and Vegetables Sales . To determine influence 



of merchandising practices on volume of fruit and vegetable 



sales in retail stores. 

 Agr. Econ. 1U-7 



N. Dak. Potato Grade-Price Relationships in the Red River Valley . 

 To (1) contribute to development of economic principles for 

 more effective grading and pricing practices; (2) analyze 

 functions and limitations of grading and pricing practices 

 used in marketing agreement and order programs and effect 

 on producer returns. 



Agr. Econ. 3-7 (NCM-l£) 



Pa. Merchandising of Processed Mushrooms . To learn (1) con- 



sumer attitudes associated with level of consumption of 

 processed mushrooms; (2) extent of consumer knowledge con- 

 cerning potential ways of using processed mushrooms; and 

 (3) effect of various merchandising practices, developed 

 from findings above, on sales of processed mushrooms. 

 Agr. Econ. and Rur. Sociol. 1172-E (NEM-16) 



