. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. ipi6 BETTER FRUIT Page II it should be kept in the shade and the hauling wagon should be provided with good springs and covered with canvas in order to keep ofT sun and dirt. In grading, all damaged fruit should be culled out, and as soon as the shipment has been packed it should be placed in the refrigerator car. The extra expense of careful handling, it is said, will be more than offset by the reduction of losses from decay and the ability of the fruit to maintain itself in good condi- tion while exposed for sale. If these suggestions are adopted generally by f
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. ipi6 BETTER FRUIT Page II it should be kept in the shade and the hauling wagon should be provided with good springs and covered with canvas in order to keep ofT sun and dirt. In grading, all damaged fruit should be culled out, and as soon as the shipment has been packed it should be placed in the refrigerator car. The extra expense of careful handling, it is said, will be more than offset by the reduction of losses from decay and the ability of the fruit to maintain itself in good condi- tion while exposed for sale. If these suggestions are adopted generally by fruitgrowers and in consequence a larger proportion of the crop marketed fresh, it is believed that the industry will benefit greatly and its extension will be made profitable. That this fact is being recognized by fruitgrowers is indicated by the co-operation afforded the Department in its investigation by the growers in the Willamette Valley. The United States Department of Agriculture, through the Office of Mar- kets and Rural Organization, has employed a large number of able men for Investigation and market report work during the coming season. The government will open offices and carry on this work from some of the prin- cipal consuming centers in the United States, among which may be mentioned New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadel- phia, Buffalo, Kansas City, St. Louis and Pittsburg. As rapidly as possible offices will be opened and the work carried on in a number of other im- portant cities, which may include Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, Sioux City, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Colum- bus, St. Paul and Denver. It is evident that the government has fully realized not only the importance and the value of the fruit industry, but the necessity of giving the fruitgrowers, marketing agencies and distributors all such in- formation as is possible which will be helpful to them in marketing their crop to the best possible advantage. These offices will report the number of cars of dif
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