UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 935 



Contribution from the Bureau of Markets 

 GEORGE LIVINGSTON, Chief 



Washington, D. C. 



March 14, 1921 



THE 



DISTRIBUTION OF NORTHWESTERN 



BOXED APPLES 



By 



C. W. KITCHEN, Specialist in Market News, Fruits, and 



Vegetables; E. M. SEIFERT, Jr., Assistant in Market 



Surveys; and MARY B. HALL, Clerk 



CONTENTS 



Introduction ... 7 1 



Production '. 2 



Preparation for Market 4 



Transportation and Storage Facilities . 5 



Rate of Movement 6 



Marketing Methods 7 



Distribution 8 



Export Shipments 8 



F. O. B. Prices 9 



Appendix : Exhibits 1 to 11 11 



WASHINGTON 

 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

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