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paper and packed in layers. During the past season, No. 1 New York 

 State apples sold at $4 per barrel. "Fancy" grade stock of the same 

 variety at the same time brought $4 per box. Most of the apples from 



Fig. 9. — Apples Tacked in Standard Box. 



the Western States are placed on the Eastern markets in boxes. Fig. 9 

 shows a box of these apples as it reached one of our local markets. The 

 fruit sold at five cents apiece. At the same time, dealers who were sell- 

 ing this fruit refused to handle locally-grown apples because of the care- 

 less, indifferent way in which they had been handled and packed in the 

 "barrel crates." 



PEACHES. 



The peach is one of our most popular fruits, and when properly grown 

 and prepared for market, it finds a ready sale. One of the most effective 

 operations connected with the production of this crop is the thinning 

 of the fruit. This work is not very generally practiced by peach grow- 

 ers, but if properly done, it would give excellent results. A great many 

 growers are likely to allow their trees to overbear. Over-production 



