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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



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Fig. 12. — A basket of Monarch plums from trees dusted ten days before harvest. They were bright 

 and in excellent condition ten days after harvest with no development of brown rot. 



Fig. 13. — A basket of Monarch plums not dusted just before harvest. Ten days after harvest they 

 were in such condition that they presented a very undesirable appearance when opened. 



