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certain markets. 



Cities in Virginia prefer Winesap and Albemarle. 

 Southern markets, as a rule, do not want Albemarle or any 

 other light colored apple, hut prefer red apples, as Wine- 

 sap, York, Arkansas, Ben Davis and other large, red apples 

 of attractive appearance. The export trade prefers Albe- 

 marle and York. The cities of the middle west have shown 

 a preference for red apples. New York is a good market for 

 fancy apples. Pittsburg demands a cheap apple. 



How the Fruit is Sold . - "Do you sell your fruit at 

 the orchard in lump to buyers, or do you sell through com- 

 mission merchants, or do you sell direct to some fruit 



dealer?" 



Answers to this question show that various methods 

 are employed in selling. A grower frequently sells part of 

 his crop by one method and part by another. A summary of 

 replies to the above question is given in the table which 



follows: 



Method of Selling No. of Growers Using this Method 



In lump to buyers 99 



Fruit Jobbers °9 



Commission Merchants 47 



Cooperative Associations 17 



Direct to Consumer 10 



Storage (selling to jobbers later) 9 



Miscellaneous 15 



In the leading fruit centers of the State, buyers 

 come to the orchards, examine the fruit while it is on the 



