Modern business geography

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Identifikator:: 1830562916

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-217337

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Huntington, Ellsworth http://d-nb.info/gnd/117070092; Cushing, Sumner W.

Title:: Modern business geography

Place of publication:: New York [usw.]

Publisher:: World Book Company

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: VIII, 352 S.; Ill., graph. Darst.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part one. The field of primary production

Collection:: Economics Books

76 Modern Business Geography Fia. 56. The best markets for fruit are a long distance from some of the points of production; but care in packing and transportation by special freight cars that keep the fruit warm enough in cold weather and cool enough in hot weather make it possible for western and southern fruit to be shipped to the northeastern markets at anv time in the vear. those described in the United States and Canada. For instance, the most important apple orchards of Europe are in the rugged lands of Switzerland, southern Germany, and western Austria, while the parts of southern England and northern France that are near the English Channel yield fine fruit. Nevertheless, Europe does not raise as many apples as she needs. Every year she imports thousands of barrels from the United States and Canada. In the south temperate zone, rugged Tasmania and rugged New Zealand, both with ample water protection, are the leading apple producers. CITRUS FRUITS Citrus fruits include the orange. lemon, lime, and grapefruit. By far the most important is the orange. Nearly all the citrus fruits are esteemed for their refreshing flavor and attractive appearance. Where the citrus fruits can be grown. Citrus fruits are tropical, as the trees cannot thrive where there is frost. Fortunately for the United States, two sections of the country extend so far toward the equator or are so well protected from frosts by large bodies of

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