Mr. Dunlap: Well, I don't think that I care to advertise any grader. I am not interested in any.
A Member: You are a long way from home, and it might enlighten the rest of us.
Mr. Dunlap: There are several graders on the market, and for all I know, giving good service. I am using the Trescott, made in New York.
A Member: What is the matter with the Hardy?
Mr. Dunlap: I never used the Hardy—I don't know about that. Some of them will bruise the apples more than others.
Mr. Sauter: What form of packing for apples will bring the best prices?
Mr. Dunlap: I investigated that. I have packed as high as a couple of thousand boxes of apples, and I have taken the very best I had and barreled. I picked out the extra selects and boxed them. Then I took a No. 1 grade from those that that were left and the No. 2 grade, and my No. 1 grade in barrels were disposed of before I could sell my boxes at all in the market. The boxes were the last thing I could dispose of. Considering the extra cost of boxing I was out of pocket in selling them in boxes. Bushel baskets are all right, you can pack the basket with no more expense than packing a barrel.
Mr. Brackett: What can a cannery afford to pay for apples?
Mr. Dunlap: I have never been in the cannery business, I could not tell.
Mr. Brackett: They are talking of starting a cannery where I live and I wondered what they can afford to pay.