Evaluation of Shipping Containers for Western Lettuce

Goodloe Barry, William R. Black, Peter G. Chapogas
1958 unpublished
Excerpts from the reports: Objectives of this study were to determine: (1) The effect of various containers on the arrival condition of western head lettuce in eastern markets, and (2) the amount of damage to container in transit. It was impossible to evaluate thoroughly all of the different shipping containers for western lettuce in use at that time. Therefore, it was arbitrarily decided to evaluate the three containers most generally used in California and Arizona. The 3 selected containers
more » ... re then evaluated by systematically inspecting a minimum of 50 commercial shipments of each of them. These shipments were selected to represent the effect of various factors such as different shippers, lettuce growing districts, types of lettuce, packing methods, delivering railroads, and seasons of the year.
doi:10.22004/ag.econ.310713 fatcat:hgu6iutjprcvrp66kazex76mge