APPLES 



397 



Apples 



Apples were reported as a surplus crop 

 so generally by the correspondents in this 

 investigation that a fairly good basis is 

 afforded for finding average conditions of 

 hauling this fruit from farms in the 

 United States. Owing to the small num- 

 ber of returns from some states, the aver- 

 ages for the geographic divisions and for 

 the United States in Table 2 should be 

 used in comparison when the figures for 

 a single state are considered. 



The high cost per 100 pounds for haul- 



ing apples from farms in the South Cen- 

 tral Division is due largely to the small 

 loads taken, and in the Western Division 

 the long time for the average round trip 

 makes the cost per 100 pounds twice the 

 average for the North and South Atlantic 

 and North Central Divisions. 



It is to be noted in connection with this 

 product that it is the practice in some 

 sections for the farmers to sell their 

 apples on the trees, the buyer to do all 

 the picking and hauling. This, however, 

 does not invalidate the figures as given 

 in Table 2. 



Table >"o. 2 — .iverage Cost of Hanliug Apples from Farms to Shipping Points 



Fkaxk Andkews 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture. Bulletin No. 49. 



