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MARKETING . 



Where the Fruit is Sold . In order to obtain some 



definite information on this point the following question 



was asked: "What is your apple market"? This question was 



answered by the growers who have orchards in bearing. The 



following table shows a summary of the replies received to 



this question. 



Markets No. of growers shipping to 



them . 



Southern Cities 28 



Northern Cities 6 



Middle western cities 11 



Eastern cities 7 



No. special market 16 



Local Market 24 



Export 24 



Associations 9 



Richmond 52 



New York 38 



Washington 18 



Philadelphia 11 



Baltimore 10 



Roanooke 9 



Pittsburg 8 



Lynchburg ^ 



Cincinnati 5 

 Chicago 



o 



St. Louis 3 



Louisville 



Cleveland ~ 



Winston-Salem f 



Columbus 

 Erie 



In replying to this question, as may be seen from 

 this table, a number of growers merely designated the local- 

 ity of the market at which they sold in general terms, as 

 northern cities, middle western cities, eastern or southern 



