Part VII of a series of reports of studies on the effects of packing-house equipment, plant layout, and work methods on efficiency and costs. These studies have been made co-operatively by the University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, and the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, United States Department of Agriculture, under the authority of the Research and Marketing Act.

Other reports in this series compare house operations, methods, equipment, and arrange per The comparisons may be used to establish standards for efficient and low-cost operation. Fith minor modifications, the results of these studies can be applied to many of the problems of packing and processing other fruits and vegetables. Address Agricultural Publications, 22 Giannini Hall, University of California, Berkeley 4, California