Show training shipper to grade and pack much guch waste and loss of 0 f fruits and vegetables can be prevented by tho the united states department of agriculture waste and loss in fru and vegetables due to OP or breakage in transit havo bay been one oae of the serious problems connected con necked with the profitable production and a nd selling of perishable perla hablo foods the market specialists of tho the bureau of agricultural economics of the united states department of abric agric ua lure 1100 long urged gr growers ewers to take tak e iteus to prevent this unnecessary 0 aste brings them no profit and otten often means a serious loss lass at the sa same ne time alue reducing tho the total otal t supply of fruits and vegetables increased cure are c in selecting grading packing and their products hup has accod acco ini ills lied rauch minli in spite of the risks in evolved in shipping perishables over long distances across deserts mountains mountain and plains in all kinds of weather miner tomatoes all year tomatoes aro are now found on the large arge markets practically all tho the year coming from froin mexico cubi cuba and the bahamas in early winter from ri florida and nd south texas next and from cast texas eans mississippi and tennessee durig ing the spring ohio illinois and new jersey arsey supply tho the summer trade of the large aga eastern markets markels until local grow rs i and home gardeners can 1111 the lemand mand california ships tomatoes from may to Nd november vember in order to avoid high freight charges on tomatoes which will spoil in transit very careful grading and packing must be done by the shippers both consumer and grower reap tho the benefit of this care preceding shipment losses and waste in handling poorly graded cabbage fire are quite frequent the shippers lose by their own negligence and the consumer loses b because of 0 the lessened supply poor quality and higher local prices growers are being systematically urged not to ship fever oter ripe decayed and soft heads of cabbage grade all products the large associations of potato growers have succeeded in grading thelt their products under brand names which protect the customer against oversized hollow and aid defective tubers nud boxed apples from tho the northwest northie st bavi awe that region splendidly graded although at times they suffer unavoidably in transit to eastern anark markets california growers are making vigorous efforts to put only standardized cantaloupes falita loupes citrus fruits aults and other products on the market to ovoid avoid shipping P either green or overripe melons and to enforce such rigid gradl grading u 9 the list might be indefinitely cn cr n tinned every effort Is being made by the united states department of agriculture rosure to influence growers to grade their products and pack them properly for shipment enabling the housekeeper who Is the final purchaser of Cali fornias cantaloupes Flo tomatoes matoes or Or egons apples to obtain ter ler moneys worth when she deals with pitk tile the retail storekeeper |