APPLES 
Apples 
Apples were reported as a Surplus crop 
so generally by the correspondents in this 
investigation that a fairly good basis is 
afforded for finding average conditions of 
hauling this fruit from farms in the 
United States. Owing to the small num- 
ber of returns from some states, the aver- 
ages for the geographic divisions and for 
the United States in Table 2 should be 
used in comparison when the figures for 
a single state are considered. 
The high cost per 100 pounds for haul- 
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ing apples trom tarms in the South Cen- 
tral Division is due largely to the small 
loads taken, and in the Western Division 
the long time for the average round trip 
makes the cost per 100 pounds twice the 
average for the North and South Atlantic 
and North Central Divisions. 
It is to be noted in connection with this 
product that it is the practice in some 
sections for the farmers to sell their 
apples on the trees, the buyer to do all 
the picking and hauling. This, however, 
does not invalidate the figures as given 
in Table 2. 
Table No. 2—Average Cost of Hauling Apples from Farms to Shipping Points 
Average 
Number} «ss sg st _ oe 
of 
Counties} Miles to; Daysfor, Pounds Cost per |Cost per 
reported |shipping| round | in one load 100 
point trip load pounds 
Maine........ 00. eee cee eee dD 8.8 13 2,180 $4.74 20.22 
New Hampshire... ....... 5 6.2 5) 2,630 2.02 .08 
Vermont........... cee eee nee 1 7.1 7 3,000 , 2.62 . 09 
Massachusetts ........... eee 2 9.2 6 3,250 | 2.63 .08 
Connecticut........ 02.0. case. 1 10.6 7 2,000 2.80 14 
New York... .......0 ......0000. 15 7.4 6 2,523 2.15 .09 
New Jersey .. ..... cece e eae, 3 7.1 7 2,667 2.51 09 
Pennsylvania .... . ... 1.4... 8 8.2 8 | 2,362 2.73 12 
Virgina... eee eee 7 10.9 1.0 2,750 2.88 .10 
West Virginia.............. 0. 11 10.0 1.1 2,332 | 4.00 17 
OHIO... cece ees 5 7.0 7 2,170 2.14 .10 
Indiana... eee eee ee 3 9.7 1.2 2,283 4,20 18 
THlinois...... 0... cee eee eee 6 5.8 5 2,367 1.25 .05 
Michigan............. 0. .ccccaee 4 9.1 7 2,538 2.06 .08 
Missouri... .. .......0..-.0000. 13 10.5 1.0 2,108 2.56 12 
Kentucky............0.. voce. 4 11.6 8 | 1,600 2.20 14 
Tennessee... 22... 00. .ceee eee 8 11.2 1.0 1,556 2.62 17 
Arkansas............. . 1.0... 6 19.2 20 | 1700 «4.76 28 
Oregon...... 0.00... cece eee eee 3 11 8 1.9 2,083 6 02 23 
California........ 00.0... cee e ee, 4 | 15.6 1.7 4,500 10.40 .23 
Geographic Divisions: | 
North Atlantic............... 40 7.9 7 2,490 | 2.58 10 
South Atlantic............... 18 0.5 1.0 2,584 3.18 12 
North Central ........0 0.2... 31 8.5 8 | 2,267 2.26 10 
South Central.......0...0.... 18 13.8 1.2 1,617 3.11 19 
Western........ 000s sss ses, 7) 18:7 | 18 | 3558 8.36 23 
States Represented..... ....... 14 | 9.6 | 9 | 2300 2.79 12 
FRANK ANDREWS 
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 49. 
