MARKETING THE CROP 



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Icing may be necessary for distant markets. 



The grape-juice factory provides an outlet that has grown 

 steadily in importance through the years. The juice factories 

 desire only well-ripened fruit, chiefly Concord, with a high 



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Fig. 216. Grapes are often packed 

 in climax baskets as they are picked 

 from the vines. This bench shows a 

 tray below for the second-grade fruit. 



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Fig. 217. Fill the lower end of 

 the basket first, keeping the cut 

 stem ends down and working 

 the clusters gently together to 

 give a compact and attractive 

 pack. 



sugar content, attributes that are desirable in any case and 

 that the grower must provide if the market is to expand. 

 These factories usually buy the fruit on a standard contract 

 basis. 



