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"Ordinary grapes cost as little as 88 cents per pound. The cotton Cotton candy could fetch around $6 a pound, though prices would come down if enough farmers grow the grape."

The proves because they are new and different and the prices are high because they taste better but if it tasted the same then the prices would lower down but they don't taste the same.

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In the text it says "Researchers from the University of Arkansas were showing off a purple Concord grape that didn't look much"...." But the cotton candy flavor transported Cain to a carnival or a county fair.

This proves the author is informing us of this because the 1st grape that came out didn't look like much and then the cotton candy grape came out and it was delicious
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In the text it said...
"Ordinary grapes can cost as little as 88 cents per pound. The Cotton Candy could fetch around $6 a pound, though prices would come down if enough farmers grow the grape."

This proves the author is informing us of this because...It is telling us the facts not the opinions of people but how farmers can change the price.

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In the text it said.... Cain  showed why he spent half his time outdoors. Rows and rows of vines needed to be inspected in search of the next big thing.

This proves the author is informing us of this because... it is telling us about how Cain is informing us about why he needs to breed his grapes to make new variants

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In the text it said "California is now putting out other sweet inventions, including aprium (a pluot but with more apricot), peacharines (peach and nectarine) and cherums (cherry and plums)... cotton candy flavor transporter Cain to a carnival or county fair."
This proves that you can breed all fruits and not just grapes. There are so many fruit breeders. Cain found the perfect grape flavor.

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In the text it said "A Californian fruit combining traits of a plum and an apricot called the pluot hit the market."

This proves the author is informing us of this because, if fruit breeder's can combine apricot's and plum's to make a new fruit that will support our authors purpose.

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In the text it said, "By 2003, Cain was breeding their grapes with a dozen California varieties on his test field."

This proves the author is informing us of this because it tells me how Cain was breeding grapes.

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In the text it said "By 2003, Cain was breeding their grapes with a dozen California varieties on his test field"

This proves the author is informing us of this because in 2003 Cain already breeded all kinds of grapes and if he can breed that much grapes other fruit breeders can breed that much fruits as well

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In the text it said that "A California fruit combining traits of a plum and apricot called the pluot hit the market."

This proves the author is informing us of this because the people showed that they are many fruits that they can transform into better foods.

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"A Californian fruit combing traits of a plum and apricot called a plout hit the market"

it shows they can make other fruits not just grapes

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In the text it says " Arkansas were showing off a purple concord grape that didn't look like much . the flesh was mushy and speckled with tiny seeds." this shows that fruit breeders can create new varieties of fruits, like grapes

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In the text it said..
"Ordinary grapes cost as little as 88 cents per pound. The Cotton Candy could fetch around $6 a pound, thought prices would come down if enough farmers grow the grape."

This proves the author is informing us of this because... He wants us to know that he created a new type of grape the Cotton Candy Grape. And then the normal grape which sells for way less but the Cotton Candy Grape sells for more because it tastes better. Which informs us that fruit breeders make new types of fruits, like the Cotton Candy Grape.

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"California is now putting out new sweet inventions, including apriums (a pluot but with more apricot) , Peachrienes (peach & nectarine), & cherrums ( cherry & plum)."

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In the text it said....
"Ordinary grapes cost as little as 88 cents per pound. The Cotton Candy could fetch around $6 a pound, though prices would come down if enough farmers grow the grape."

This proves the author is informing us of this because...
It's not an option so they are telling us facts about how much of a difference it made from regular grapes.

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"The author's purpose is to inform the reader that fruit beeders can create new varieties of fruit, like grapes", because in the text it said "What if he could take the unique flavor of that Eastern U.S. grape and meld it with Californian qualties such as suprioror crunch, thin skin, and genorouse size?" This proves the author is informing us of this because...

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In the text it said "Cain methodically tasted his berries...he decides what to keep and what to toss

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In the text it said"it's going to be introduced slowly," Cain said.  "whether it will  be a niche grape or start a revolution is hard to say"

This shows how the author is informing us by telling us what Cain said about the cotton candy grapes.

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In the text it says "Ordinary grapes cost as little as 88 cents per pound. The Cotton Candy could fetch around $6 a pound, though prices would come down if enough farmers grow the grape."

This proves the author is informing us of this because they are not telling an opinion, but telling us facts. Because of that they are informing us with information about Cotton Candy Grapes.

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A detail from the text is "A Californian fruit combining traits of a plum and apricot called the pluot hit the market."

This proves the author is informing us of this because it shows us that it is not just grapes people are making it is all types of fruit!

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STEP 1:   The author's purpose is to inform the reader that fruit breeders can create new varieties of fruit, like grapes.

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STEP 1:   The author's purpose is to inform the reader that fruit breeders can create new varieties of fruit, like grapes.

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In the text it said....

This proves the author is informing us of this because...

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STEP 1:   The author's purpose is to inform the reader that fruit breeders can create new varieties of fruit, like grapes.

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STEP 1:   The author's purpose is to inform the reader that fruit breeders can create new varieties of fruit, like grapes.

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In the text it said....

This proves the author is informing us of this because...