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Preparing Produce for Sale — 



Gathering and Collecting Crops . . . • 59 



Grading for Profit — 



Packages and Materials . . . . .74 



Packing Garden Produce . . . . -79 



Packing Materials . . . . , 93 



Methods of Packing — 



Packing Fruits , . . . , .101 



Bunching Vegetables . . . . .111 



Packing Cut Flowers . . . . .117 



Packing Plants . . . . . .120 



The Distribution of Produce — 



Consignment to Market Salesmen . . .126 



Growers as Salesmen . . . . .128 



Supplying Retailers . . . . .130 



Markets and Auction Sales . . . 133 



Consignment direct to Consumers . . .134 



The Conveyance of Produce — 



By Road . . . . . 139 



Motors and Tractors ..... 142 



By Rail ....... 147 



By Canals , . . . . .154 



By Parcel Post ...... 154 



Subjects Worth Attention — 



Co-operation ...... 156 



Assessment, Taxes, Rates . . . 157 



Compensation and Insurance .... 159 



Fruit Preserving Factories . . . .160 



Farming and Market Gardening .... 161 



Crop Returns, Values, and Profits . . .162 



Vegetables . . . . . .163 



Hardy Fruits . . . . . .164 



Appendix ....... 165 



Index ..... ... 167 



