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Show REMEMBER. Fully ripe fruit begins to decay very soon after taking from storage, but if picked before fully ripe will last some , $ time after being removed from stor- ' " f . ' a6e . , . ., Perfect fruit is free from all blemishes, blem-ishes, uniform in size and color, has its stem if of the kind that keeps the stem, has the characteristics of the variety and is fn that state of maturity which will .put it on the market in the condition desired by the market. Pears lose quality by ripening on the tree. Pick when full size and before be-fore fully colored. Best time is indicated indi-cated by stem parting from spur. R. S. NORTHROP. |