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  • January 15th 2026 Issue
  • Story by Good Fruit Grower

    • 1956: Apples Can Be Promoted and Sold in the Spring

    In the 1950s, the Washington Apple Commission sought to change the “frame of mind” that apple sales should be confined to the fall and winter. This article describes a successful spring promotional trial with retail partners, using an “Apple Circus” campaign that evoked the popular summer pastime. 

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