Plum packing costs reduced: Bulk-filling of new container had the lowest unit cost in a study on methods of packing plums for interstate shipment

Stallings, D; Sammet, L

Plum packing costs reduced: Bulk-filling of new container had the lowest unit cost in a study on methods of packing plums for interstate shipment

Authors

Dale G. Stallings
L. L. Sammet

Authors Affiliations

Dale G. Stallings is Agricultural Economist, Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture; and Associate in the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of California, Los Angeles; L. L. Sammet is Agricultural Economist, University of California, Berkeley.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 13(10):2-8. DOI:10.3733/ca.v013n10p2. October 1959.

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