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BULLETIN 477, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
market on that day from the section indicated. The need for stand- 
ardization of growing and packing methods is illustrated only too well 
by the wide ranges in price throughout the season. 
12 
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Fig. 7.— Jobbing prices of strawberries on the Pittsburgh market in 1915. 
Of the various sections represented, Florida appears to have the 
widest range in quality, on May 23 showing a range of 20 cents per 
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Fig. 8.— Jobbing prices of strawberries on the Buffalo market in 1915. 
quart (from 15 to 35 cents) in New York. This maybe partially due 
to the fact that when prices are high the price ranges are naturally 
more marked. On the other hand, Louisiana berries sold at high 
