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Owing to the lack of transportation facilities the market is strictly 

 local, hence prices vary with the crop. This year apples sold for $2 

 to $2.50 per hundred pounds; plums for 2 cents to 3 cents per pound; 

 peaches 4 cents to 5 cents. Pears usually bring from 2 cents to 4 

 cents. The only protection against cold used so far is the planting of 

 poplar trees around the orchards. They serve also as a protection 

 against wind. 



