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fully selected, graded, ana packed. Only fruit classed 
as "Fancy" or "Extra Fancy" should he used. For this mar¬ 
ket the box package is preferred for the reason that fruit 
arrives in much better condition than when packed in bar¬ 
rels . 
Another potential demand for American apples exists in 
the far east, notably in China. With one-fourth the popula¬ 
tion of the world this country whose people are great lovers 
ana consumers of fruit should present one of the most prob¬ 
able fields for the extension of cur export trade. These 
facts combined with the increased wage-earning capacity of 
the Chinese laborer and improved transportation facilities, 
will enable a large proportion of the people to enjoy what 
in the past have been considered as luxuries beyond their 
reach. The high quality of the American apple as compared 
with its principal competitors of low quality from Japan 
and Chosen, will prove of special advantage in the develop¬ 
ment of this market with almost unlimited possibilities. 
