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Market demand is expected to continue good for such varieties as Red Delicious arid red sports of Winesap, Stayman, York, and Rome Beauty; Also Golden Delicious and Grimes Golden. The study points out that first requirements in economical apple marketing are quality product, high labor efficiency and high yields. Wholesalers and retailers prefer apples of high quality, picked firm, placed in •cold storage, box packed by count, graded, inspected and kept cold until used.
Specific suggestions:
The use of picking tickets, careful emptying of picking bags into field crates, care on the grading table, fffoper packing with a proper bulge, stacking on the side and proper handling in retail stores will greatly reduce bruising.
Apples of U.S. Fancy grade and better should be packaged in N.W. box or tray packed, either placed or wrapped, in eastern boxes. Apples of U. S. No. 1 or U.S. Utility grade, not less than 2 1/2 inch minimum diameter, should be packed in the eastern boxes or bushel baskets.
A program of continuous inspection and quality identification is recommended.
The use of conveyers reduces labor and bruising and where the entrances into cold storage is protected by a heavy canvas flap, temperatures may be kept low at minimum cost. The use of pallets and fork lifts is recommended for use in packing sheds and
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