Cantaloupe marketing in the larger cities, with car-lot supply, 1914 . thequoting and selling of the melons by wholesalers and jobbers, andwould make possible desirable economies in their handling and ship-ping. In seasons of heavy production the most active demand is for melonswhich are uniformly graded and packed, of standard size, and put 8 BULLETIN 315, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. up in standard containers (fig. 3). Under such conditions it isunprofitable, as a rule, to ship the off sizes. The shipment ofpony crates in a season such as 1914 tends to clog up the markets By 7. Js^ z^?z
Cantaloupe marketing in the larger cities, with car-lot supply, 1914 . thequoting and selling of the melons by wholesalers and jobbers, andwould make possible desirable economies in their handling and ship-ping. In seasons of heavy production the most active demand is for melonswhich are uniformly graded and packed, of standard size, and put 8 BULLETIN 315, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. up in standard containers (fig. 3). Under such conditions it isunprofitable, as a rule, to ship the off sizes. The shipment ofpony crates in a season such as 1914 tends to clog up the markets By 7. Js^ z^?z ^ -^ts-i^r^^ -*y^~ ,..,..,. Fig. 3.—A standard crate packed with 45 well-graded melons. with, the smaller-sized fruit, which retards sales and lowers the priceson the more desirable stock. The two packages that are used with best results are the standards,holding 45 melons (fig. 3), and the flat, holding 9 to 15 melons (fig. 4).The flat is an ideal package for the consumer if the retailer will edu-cate him to buy in the original units. It contains no more than an. Fig. 4.—A flat crate of cantaloupes. This container is especially well adapted to the consuming tradethat desires to buy in the original package. average-sized family can use to advantage without incurring wasteor decay. The use of packages of odd sizes or types should be dis-couraged by receivers of cantaloupes in the market. Growers who CANTALOUPE MARKETING IN THE LARGER CITIES. 9 are warned against their use should realize that the objections tosuch packages are well founded. Table 3 illustrates the need for standardization of packages usedin marketing cantaloupes. It shows the different types and sizes ofcontainers which were being quoted on the Milwaukee market fromthree States on one day during the 1914 season: Table 3.—Cantaloupe packages in use in Milwaukee on the same day. From Arizona: Standard crates 45 melons. Jumbo crates 36 or 45 jumbo melons. Two-thirds crates 30 melons. Pony crates 54 melons. Sta
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