Costs of field packing lettuce: Comparative study made of three methods of field packing lettuce in Salinas-Watsonville area for interstate shipments

Enochian, R; Smith, F

Costs of field packing lettuce: Comparative study made of three methods of field packing lettuce in Salinas-Watsonville area for interstate shipments

Authors

R. V. Enochian
Frank J. Smith

Authors Affiliations

R. V. Enochian is Agricultural Economist of the Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A; Frank J. Smith is Co-operative Agent of the University of California Agricultural Experiment Station and of the Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 9(3):2-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n03p2. March 1955.

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Abstract

Almost three quarters - 73% - of the head lettuce shipped from Salinas in 1954 was field packed and vacuum cooled as compared to 20% in 1952.

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