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ment of the orchards. We will have a record that will enable us to tell 

 something about the influence of temperature, and the influence of boxes, 

 and all these things upon cold storage fruit. So at the clos^ of the Pair 

 we will know a great deal more about this. Some of these things have 

 already been investigated pi'etty thoroughly, and I thinli the results of 

 our investigation will show this. Apples should be picked before they 

 are dead ripe. Some vai'ieties are much more susceptible to scald than 

 others. 



Ml". Williams: In regai'd to running the temperature down below 

 30° or 31°. It has been found that it stops all the insects from work and 

 keeps them still. It stops the diseases and the insects that maj' be 

 in there, but when this fruit is brought to market it will not keep; it 

 will lose its flavor. These are two very vital points. Fruit when taken 

 from the cold storage should be consumed immediately. It may be kept 

 a few days until it can be disposed of at a profit. 



Prof. Latta: Isn't that an argument for the smaller packages? 



Mr. Flick: Yes; at the World's Fair the fruit is almost all packed in 

 bushel boxes. It comes out of the cold storage in a much better con- 

 dition then you would imagine. Week before last there was taken out 

 of the cold storage at St. Louis some Indiana fruit which had been put 

 into cold storage last fall at Indianapolis, and shipped to St. Louis in 

 April last, and we found it in perfect condition. One barrel which was 

 wrapped came from this neighborhood. Another which had no wrapping 

 was entirely gone down. It was not the same variety of fruit, of course, 

 but that doesn't seem to make much difference. 



Mr. DeVilbiss: Do you think it is better to sell to a commission man 

 or to private parties? 



Mr. Flick: I would not advise anyone to hunt up a private party to 

 whom to sell their fruit. If you have an honest commission man, and 

 most are that kind, the best thing to do is to let him sell the fruit. 



Mr. Williams: I had a man that ti'ied to sell to a private party one 

 morning. He came to my oflice and told me that he had sold his ber- 

 ries. I asked him what he got and he said ?2.00, and that very day I 

 could have .given him .$2.50. So you see how it usually comes out. 



Mr. Stanley: I would like to ask this question. Is there any case 

 on record where a. commission man failed to pay for any produce that 

 he bought? 



Mr. Williams: Yes, lots of them. 



Mr. Stanley: Is it any worse this way than to soil through a private 

 dealer, or a commission house? • 



