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the product be considered fresh fruit, and be consumed soon 

 after leaving the orchard. In dry, cool weather these dates keep 

 well, but in warm and humid weather some varieties sour and mold 

 readily. 



Semi-dry dates like the Deglet Noor were packed in tin boxes, 

 and in that shape will last for months ; while the dry or bread dates 

 will last a long- time with comparatively little care. 



The ])rices charged for the product were reasonable — much 

 less than could have been gotten for a market novelty, the desire 

 being to avoid inflated estimates of the possible profits from date 

 culture. Thus, fresh dates of good quality packed in baskets were 

 delivered at the local express office, — five-pound crates for $1.00 

 and 15-pound crates for $2.50. Deglet Noors in 14-ounce tin boxes 

 were sold three boxes for $1.00. A few special lots of dates were 

 sold at higher prices and inferior grades for less. Following is a 

 statement of sales for the graded crop of a few leading varieties 

 for the two years under consideration : 



DEGLET NOOR, 40 TREES 



2,428 



i/„ 



/3 



18.80 



20.65 



248.35 



395.40 



32.60 



9.65 



$725.45 



1916 



36 



225 



1 



2 



6? 1/2 



7 

 16 



348 Vo 



bo 



xe.s 



@ 35c 

 33 1 /3 

 30 

 25 

 20 

 15 

 10 



103.35 



BENT KEBALA, ONE TREE 



107 



$19.35 



216 



$39.32 



H.W.VNV, 17 TREES 



3.875 



.$686.10 1.803 



$327.10 



