98 HARVESTING, STORING, AND MARKETING 



storage rooms before loading, as is commonly done with citrus 

 fruits. Experiments are being conducted in this regard, as' 

 well as in the use of "dry ice/' 



Information as to procedure in ordering and billing out 

 cars may be obtained from the carriers. Cars should be or- 

 dered in writing at least 48 hours in advance of the time when 

 they will be needed. Careful records of all particulars should 



APPLES: PRODUCTION AND PRICE IN THE UNITED STATES. 1919-38 



INDEX NUMBERS ( 1924-29=100) 

 PERCENT I 1 1 '. I I 1 1 1 1 1 



1919 1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 



YEAR BEGINNING JULY 

 •BASED ON AUGUST I INDICATIONS 



{V. S. D,A.) 



Fig. 43. Apple prices usually vary inversely with production. Since the 

 beginning of the depression, prices have been low in relation to volume 

 of production largely because of decreased consumer buying, power. 



be kept; such information may be valuable in connection with 

 claims for damages. 



(/) Consider Market Preferences and Prices, The yearly 

 average price received by producers of apples is governed 

 largely by the size of the crop and by changes in the general 

 price level. The variations from year to year in average 

 prices for the season are determined largely by variations in 

 supply. See Fig. 43. 



