. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. when it started. In spite of the inter- ests that asked, and the way the law was worded, the actual working of it is rather an indictment of the shipper than the city dealer. I do not mean by that the dealers are all honest. But actual reports show conditions even worse than the trade previously re- ported because, for many years, it has been charging up a certain per cent of loss to overhead and shrinkage and let- ting the consumer pay the bill, when as a matter of fact inspection has demon- strated that the goods were infected before they started to market with
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. when it started. In spite of the inter- ests that asked, and the way the law was worded, the actual working of it is rather an indictment of the shipper than the city dealer. I do not mean by that the dealers are all honest. But actual reports show conditions even worse than the trade previously re- ported because, for many years, it has been charging up a certain per cent of loss to overhead and shrinkage and let- ting the consumer pay the bill, when as a matter of fact inspection has demon- strated that the goods were infected before they started to market with a disease that later consumed them. If infected while growing, they are in- ferior when shipped and probably spoiled when they arrive in market. In its inspection activities the Bu- reau of Markets co-operates fully with the Bureau of Plant Industry. Both are animated with a desire to give actual service and enable the country to get full value from its marvelous produc- tions. The rescue of the citrus industry from bankruptcy and annihilation is a monument to the work of the Bureau of Plant Industry. After developing to great proportions, it was about to be wiped out because of the ravages of blue mold, which, up to a few years. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Washington State Apple Commission. Hood River, Ore. , Better Fruit Pub. Co
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