The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . secondly, that in a climate such as ours the use of fruit as a staple articleof diet is much less than it should be. If we seek for reasons as to whythis state of affairs exists, the following facts would seem to indicate thatthe causes are mainly due to the want of appreciation of the dietetic valueof fruit on the part of the public, and to improper methods of placing ourfruits before the consumer. The latter cause may be chiefly attributed to 668 journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [ii Nov., 1912;. our incomplete methods of distrilnition
The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . secondly, that in a climate such as ours the use of fruit as a staple articleof diet is much less than it should be. If we seek for reasons as to whythis state of affairs exists, the following facts would seem to indicate thatthe causes are mainly due to the want of appreciation of the dietetic valueof fruit on the part of the public, and to improper methods of placing ourfruits before the consumer. The latter cause may be chiefly attributed to 668 journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [ii Nov., 1912;. our incomplete methods of distrilnition. Within the City of Melbourneand suburban radius, the total population of which in 1911 was estimatedat 600,160, there are only three principal retail markets, viz., the QueenVictoria (situated within the city). South Melbourne, and Prahran addition to these three retail markets, one wholesale market, the WesternMarket, is situated between Market and William streets, Melbourne. None-. of the markets, retail or wholesale, are connected with the railway. Thefollowing are the number of fruit retailers in these different markets: —Victoria Market, .^50; South Melbourne Market, 35; Prahran Market, 20—a total of 505. In addition to these, there are, on an average, 60barrowmen in the city, 20 in South Melbourne, and 90 in Prahran. Thetotal number of fruiterers and greengrocers in the city and suburbs is 769. II 1912.] Fruit Trade of Victoria. 669 The wholesale distributors, who are situated in, or adjacent to, the WesternMarket and Queen Victoria Market, number about 20. This gives a totalof slightly over 1,400 distributors, or, approximately, one distributor toevery 360 inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Improvement in Distribution Needed. It would appear, from the above figures, that the number of distri-butors is quite sufficient to place the fruit before the public; but the
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