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N. Y. A Study of Causes of Variability In Production Costs 

 (Cornell) and Returns for Apples in Western Nev York . To (1) leeu:n 

 amovmt and cost of various physical Inputs and the pro- 

 duction resulting for commercial apple enterprises of 

 different sizes in western New York; (2) consider varia- 

 hility in production costs for different sizes of apple 

 enterprises and learn reasons for variability; and, (3) 

 learn nature of cost-size relationships for different 

 items of equipment commonly \ised in fruit production, 

 Agr. Econ. 177 



Ohio Methods, Costs and Efficiencies in Grading, Packaging 



and Marketing Apples . To (1) determine costs for various 

 methods of grading, packaging, eind marketing of apples 

 under various scales of operation; (2) compare relative 

 efficiencies of farm, wholesale and retail store level 

 prepackaging operations and determine probable trends in 

 each; and, (3) develop ideal or model plans for apple 

 packaging suid marketing from studies and theoretical 

 packaging suid marketing operations, 

 Agr. Econ,, Sociol, ll^i- 



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



comparative costs and returns from alternative methods of 

 packing and storing apples; and, (2) evaluate effect of 

 level of utilization and scale for different types of equip- 

 ment used for packing and storing various types of packages, 



Agr, Econ., R\ir. Sociol, 1298 (NEM-I9, See Part Ik, 



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Pa, Economic Evaluation of Bruising Damage in Harvesting 



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

 caiises of bruising damage during heirvesting and marketing 

 apples through processing and fresh market channels; and, 

 (2) evaluate and recommend methods for reducing economic 

 losses from bruising. 



Agr, Econ., Rur. Sociol. 1338 



Va, Handling Methods and Cost in the Packing and Distribu- 



tion of Apples . Discover ways of reducing handling cost in 

 packing and distribution of apples, 

 Agr, Econ. 86095 Coop. USDA 



