Annual Report -2- 



growing areas to aid the better ruovement of locally-grovm fruits, 

 vegetables and flowers. 



Detailing our many marketing services, of major importance 

 is our Federal-State Inspection Service, This service is carried 

 out, under supervision of the U.S.D.A., by our own state inspectors 

 holding qualified Federal licenses and provides, upon request, 

 Federal-State certificates attesting to the grade, quality and 

 condition on any shipment of fruit or vegetables at shipping point. 

 These certificates are available on a fee basis to all financially 

 interested parties and are allowed as prima facie evidence in all 

 U,S, Courts, This inspection is required by law on all exports, 

 government purchases and marketing agreements. 



The greatest demand for our inspection service was again on 

 the shipments of export apples, principally to the United Kingdom, 

 Apples are also inspected for shipment to California which has been 

 increasing every year and military purchases. 



Because of this complexity in apple inspection work, a Federal- 

 State sponsored training school is held annually for all New England 

 and New York inspectors. This year it was held at the Middlesex 

 Co\inty Extension Service schoolhouse with the U.S.D.A. New England 

 supervisor, two Washington officials and our own Chief Market In- 

 vestigator acting as instructors in a two-day refresher course. 

 The export apple inspection is steadily growing, due primarily to 

 the acceptance and demand for the controlled atmosphere stored 

 apples, our Mcintosh variety and our quality packs. Mcintosh 

 apples cannot be successfully grown in European covmtries. The 

 controlled atmosphere method of storing apples greatly lengthens 

 the marketing season and allows shipments of apples in good condition 



