Washington, D. C. June, 1926 
MARKETING BARRELED APPLES 
By 
GEORGE B. FISKE, Investigator in Marketing, Fruits, and Vegetables 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
CONTENTS 
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Development of Commercial Apple Industry: . 1 
Features of Barreled-Apple Producing Regions. 6 | Commercial By-products. . . . 
Advantages and Drawbacks. ..... 2s Forecasting the Market... . 
General Features of Commercial Orcharding . . Distribution of Barreled Apples. 
OS Ree ae ae a Sources and Seasons of Market Suppl 
Inspection at Shipping Point. . . . 2... +s Gity Marketa 0.55 cea es 
Grades and Sizes... . 2.2.0. - Features of Large Markets. . . 
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eT a eer oe een ; Market Standing of Varieties, . 
Some Weak Points of Barreled Stock Foreign Apple Trade ... . 
Eastern Apples in Boxes. . . . SUN MREY ares oo wee se ce 
Selling the Crop .. 2... eee Statistical Tables. ..... 
Cooperative Marketing ...... Recent Federal Publications on Marketin 
Transportation . 5 ...35 355 Transportation and Storage of Apples. . . . 
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