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Miss. Marketing Practices and Market Outlets for Mississippi 

 Peaches . To {l) analyze available statistical material on 

 trends in Mississippi peach enterprise -with respect to 

 (a) market supplies, prices and value of peach crop; (b) mar- 

 ket outlets and usual marketing season; and (c) competition 

 from other peach-producing areas; (2) determine marketability 

 of Mississippi peaches sold under various methods of packaging, 

 different quantities in each lot marketed at different places, 

 and similar conditions affecting preparation for market and 

 market operation; and (3) study practices used by commercial 

 producers in harvesting, handling and marketing their crop. 

 Agr. Econ. HA. -8 



Pa. Economic Evaluation of Bruising Damage in Harvesting 



and Marketing Apples , To (1) estimate extent and learn causes 

 of bruising damage during harvesting and marketing. apples 

 through processing and fresh market channels; and (2) evaluate 

 and recommend methods for reducing economic losses from bruising. 

 Agr. Econ. and Rur. Sociol. I338 



Tex. Improving and Maintaining Quality of Fresh Citrus Fruits 



from Ejrove to Consumer Markets ^ To determine (1) what modi- 

 fications in marketing processes should be made by growers, 

 packing, transportation and merchandising agencies to improve 

 quality of grapefruit offered to consumers; and (2) probable 

 future trends of type and quality demands by consumers in 

 selected Texas markets. 



Agr. Econ. and Social., Hort. 897 (SM-U) Coop. AMS 



Tex. Marketing Practices in Relation to New Varieties of 



Peaches . To (l) learn maturity indices for new varieties of 

 Texas-grown peaches; (2) learn best method of handling fruit 

 to reduce bruising from field through packing shed; (3) evalu- 

 ate containers for packaging firmripe fruit; (U) learn best 

 method of ripening firmripe peaches, storage, repacking and 

 distribution; and (5) learn consumer acceptance and demand 

 of new Texas-grown varieties of peaches. 

 Agr. Econ. and Sociol. 1066 



Tex. Maintaining Quality of Texas Vegetables and Avocados from 



Grower to Consumer Markets . Learn feasible methods of main- 

 taining quality through fresh and processed marketing channels 

 for new introductions and commercially produced vegetables. 

 Agr. Econ. and Sociol., Hort. Tilth 



