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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 

 yellow. 



