. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). Cooperative Work with Columbia Ui^iversity 477 tion as producers are much larger, as a rule, sometimes reaching large magnitudes, while their field of distribution often reaches from ocean to ocean -— as, for instance, the orange and lemon in- dustry ; the great apple and peach industry of our own state, the Virginias, Georgia, Connecticut, Michigan, and the North- west ; the onion industry of southern Texas; the vegetable industry of California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, a
. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). Cooperative Work with Columbia Ui^iversity 477 tion as producers are much larger, as a rule, sometimes reaching large magnitudes, while their field of distribution often reaches from ocean to ocean -— as, for instance, the orange and lemon in- dustry ; the great apple and peach industry of our own state, the Virginias, Georgia, Connecticut, Michigan, and the North- west ; the onion industry of southern Texas; the vegetable industry of California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, and our own state — the bounds of their distribution. Fig. 5!JU.—A Well-finished and a Poorly-finished Tomato Package not being limited even by the bounds of the nation, but extending into Canada, Mexico, West Indies, and even across the Atlantic. Here they are met with a much larger variety of demands. N^ot only docs the question of grades enter in, but also specific varieties of fruits and vegetables, as well as of butter and eggs; again, the kind of package and manner of packing are sometimes of very great importance. Some will demand nothing but red apples, even showing a strong preference for certain varieties; others will pay equally well for green fruit; and a few markets are not particular. New York City will pay more for red and white onions, while Boston calls for neither, preferring the 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 New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture; New York State Agricultural Experiment Station; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Albany : State of New York, Dept. of Agriculture
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