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Oreg. Labor and Equipment Efficiency in Freezing Oregon's 



Principal Fruit and Vegetable Crops * To (1) describe frozen 

 food industry of State with emphasis on green peas ana beans, 

 sweet corn, and strawberries; (2) learn physical input-output 

 relationships in raw material assembling and freezing opera- 

 tions; (3) learn comparative efficiency of different methods, 

 organizations, and scale of operations used in assembling and 

 freezing; and (3) estimate costs for assembling and freezing 

 operations. 



Agr. Econ. 280 (WM-17) Coop. AMS 



Oreg. Cost and Efficiency Comparisons of New Methods and 



Equipment used in Handling and Packing tfinter Pears . To 

 (1) learn and evaluate comparative costs and efficiencies of 

 new handling and packing methods and equipment; and (2) rec- 

 ommend changes in methods and equipment that will reduce costs 

 and increase efficiency in handling and packing at shipping 

 point. 



Agr. Econ. 281 (Wi-19) 



Oreg. Costs and Efficiencies in Packing Oregon-Idaho Unions . 

 Learn costs and efficiencies in packing onions with special 

 reference to: different methods being used, effect of package 

 size on costs, packout percentage as it affects costs, effect 

 of scale of operation on costs. 

 Agr. Econ. ES $09 



Pa. Efficiency in Packing and Storing Apples . To (l) determine 



comparative costs and returns from alternative litethods of 

 packing ana storing apples in Pennsylvania; and (2) evaluate 

 the effect of levels of utilization and scale for different 

 types of equipment used for packing and storing various types 

 of packages. 



Agr. Econ. and rtur. Sociol. 1298 (NEM-19) 



S. C. Economic Problems in Handling and Marketing Fresh Vege- 

 tables^ To (1) isolate areas of inefficiency in the use of 

 labor and equipment in the processing, packing, grading, and 

 handling of vegetables in South Carolina; and (2) develop and 

 test more suitable and efficient methods and equipment for 

 performing these necessary operations. 



Agr. Econ. and Rur. Sociol. 1*27 (SM-8) 



