Manti Messenger | 1931-06-19 | Page 6 | Favor Small Container for Market Tomatoes

Favor Small Container for Market Tomatoes The profit In early tomatoes grown for market depends a great deal on the type of package the tomatoes are arc sol sold 1 In I E. E R R. R Lancashire says that vegetable vegetable vege vege- table collecting trucks In southern Ohio offered 1 5 at the farms for 10 pound baskets of early tomatoes when pound 20 baskets were selling for in the Columbus market The reasons why the smaller container sells to better better better bet bet- ter advantage are arc Straight sided small baskets permit packing fruits if It you grant the tomato Is a fruit of at uniform size whereas the pound 20 climax basket necessitates small ones beneath and big ones on top Another thing the two la layers ers of tomatoes In Inthe Inthe inthe the smaller basket are divided by corrugated corrugated corrugated cor cor- paper so there is less damage In hauling to market A paper liner In the straight-sided straight basket will help the Ithe price too I