SHIPMENT OF RED RASPBERRIES. 11 
GRADING. 
Berries intended for shipment are inspected before they are loaded 
into the car and are separated into various grades, the grading being 
based on their degree of maturity, firmness, and the care shown in 
picking. (See fig. 15.) The berries run fairly uniform throughout 
the crate, and the inspection is made by hfting up one end of the 
cover and deciding on the general condition of the berries as they 
appear in the top layer. There are four established grades, as fol- 
lows: 
Fic. 10.—Picking red raspberries at Sumner, Wash. Note the rank growth of new 
canes. 
D.—Stock that can be shipped 2,000 miles or more. 
M.—Stock of such character and maturity that it can be safely shipped more 
than 1,000 miles. 
H.—Stock which because of faulty handling or ovyerripeness must be con- 
sumed in 24 hours. Such stock is used for local express shipments in pony ~ 
refrigerators to near-by points. 
A.—Stock too soft and ripe for anything but canning. 
SHIPPING AND MARKETING. 
Red raspberries and other berries from this section are shipped by 
express in crates to near-by cities, like Seattle, in pony refriger- 
ators to markets as far distant as Spokane, Wash., and Missoula, 
Mont., and in full carload lots in express refrigerator cars as far east 
as Minneapolis, Minn. Before and after the car-lot season, pony 
refrigerators are shipped to a greater number of markets and to 
oreater distances than during the car-lot season. When berries are 
shipped in crates, not in carload lots, no refrigeration is possible in 
