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Table 2—Average Cost of Hauling Apples from Farms to Shipping Points 
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Vermont... ..ecc ce eene 
Massachusetts........ ... 
Connecticut....  ......- 
New York... . .. 
New Jersey. . 
Pennsylvania...... veces 
Virginia... .ccceee ee vee 
West Virginia ..... ..... 
Michigan..............5. 
Missourl....... 0 ..0.000 
Kentucky. .......,....0: 
Tennessee. ........000. 
Arkansas... .....0. ccc ees 
Oregon... .... esses ee eeee 
California. .............. 
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North Atlantic....... 
South Atlantic. ...... 
North Central. ....... 
South Central........ 
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counties Miles to Days for Pounds Cost Cosi 
reporting shipping round in one per per 100 
point trip load load pounds 
5 8.8 1.3 2,180 $4.74 $0.22 
5 6.2 5 2,63 2.02 08 
1 7.1 .7 3,000 2 62 09 
2 9.2 6 3,250 2 63 08 
1 10.6 7 2,000 2.80 14 
15 7.4 6 2,528 2.15 09 
8 7.1 7 2,667 2.51 .09 
8 8.2 8 2,362 2.73 12 
7 10.9 1.0 2,750 2.88 10 
11 10.0 1.1 2,332 4.00 17 
5 7.0 7 2,170 2.14 10 
3 9.7 1.2 2,283 4.20 18 
6 5.8 5 2,367 1.25 05 
4 9,1 7 2,538 2.06 .08 
13 10.5 1.0 2,108 2.56 12 
4 11.6 8 1,600 2,20 14 
8 11.2 1.0 1,556 2.62 17 
6 19.2 2.0 1,700 4.76 28 
3 11 8 19 2,583 6 02 .23 
4 15.6 17 4,500 10.40 23 
40 7.9 7 2,490 2.53 10 
18 10.5 10 2,584 3.18 12 
31 8.5 8 2,267 2 26 10 
18 13.8 12 1,617 3,11 19 
7 13.7 18 3,558 8.36 23 
114 9.6 9 | 2,300 2.79 12 
FrRanNK ANDREWS, 
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 49 
