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1. What are the major kinds of apples grown in NC?
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2. Why are apples big business in NC?
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3. In what month does NC celebrate apples?
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4. How and when were apples brought to NC?
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5. Where are most of the apples grown in NC? Why?
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6. What does dormant mean?
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7. When are apples harvested? _______
How are they harvested?
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8. How many apples does the average fully producing tree produce?
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9. What are the most common pieces of machinery used in the production of apples?
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10. How are apples graded? What do the grades mean?
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11. In what ways are apples sold?
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12. How are apples shipped?
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13. Why was the apple industry so slow 150 years ago?
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What happened to improve the apple industry?
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14. Why do bags of apples have labels on them?
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15. How many apples does it take to make one 9-inch pie? ________
16. How do apples help in three major health areas?
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17. Why is boxing apples an economical way to ship them?
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18. What are some of the dangers to the apple crop?
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