BETTER FRUIT 



Volume XII 



AUGUST, 1917 



Number 2 



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Grading Rules and Regulations for 

 Washington, 1917. 



Distribution of the Strawberry Crop 

 of 1915. 



Cities of Over 3,000 Population in 

 Minnesota, Ohio and Louisiana 

 that have not been sold carlots 

 of apples from the Northwest 

 direct. 



Estimates of the Apple Crop for 

 Washington, Idaho, Oregon and 

 Montana. 



Preserving Fruits and Vegetables by 

 Drying. 



Bitter Pit; It's Cause and Control 



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