. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. 20 The Bulletin. paper and packed in layers. During the past season, No. 1 New York State apples sold at $4 per barrel. "Fancy" grade stock of the same variety at the same time brought $4 per box. Most of the apples from. Fig. 9.—Apples Tacked in Standard Box. the Western States are placed on the Eastern markets in boxes. Fig. 9 shows a box of these apples as it reached one of our local markets. The fruit sold at five cents apiece. At the same time, dealers who were sell- ing this fruit ref
. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. 20 The Bulletin. paper and packed in layers. During the past season, No. 1 New York State apples sold at $4 per barrel. "Fancy" grade stock of the same variety at the same time brought $4 per box. Most of the apples from. Fig. 9.—Apples Tacked in Standard Box. the Western States are placed on the Eastern markets in boxes. Fig. 9 shows a box of these apples as it reached one of our local markets. The fruit sold at five cents apiece. At the same time, dealers who were sell- ing this fruit refused to handle locally-grown apples because of the care- less, indifferent way in which they had been handled and packed in the "barrel ; PEACHES. The peach is one of our most popular fruits, and when properly grown and prepared for market, it finds a ready sale. One of the most effective operations connected with the production of this crop is the thinning of the fruit. This work is not very generally practiced by peach grow- ers, but if properly done, it would give excellent results. A great many growers are likely to allow their trees to overbear. Over-production. 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 North Carolina. Dept. of Agriculture. Raleigh : State Board of Agriculture
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