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ripe to store well ; these are both wrong. Well-colored and mature (but 

 not over-ripe) fruit keeps the best; and fruit does not ^cald as much if 

 kept very cold. We contracted for a temperature of from 31 to 32, and 

 fruit in that degree did not scald as much as that kept at 34. The well- 

 matured, well-colored fruit keeps better than that which is too ripe, or 

 w'hich is only partly matured. To have fruit for show purposes it 

 should be kept at 30 degrees, and it will not scald inside, nor out, as 

 soon as at a higher temperature. These three points are clear then. 

 Gather your fruits when mature, put into storage immediately and hold 

 at a good degree of cold. 



We had Flora Bell on the table from June until August, and one 

 collection of this variety stayed on for four weeks. Alammoth Black 

 Twig kept two to three weeks, Jonathan until December i, and were 

 exhibited every day during the whole season. We ought to know about 

 the inherent qualities of individual varieties and the consistency of the 

 flesh. The fruit should be kept from the air during storage, and there- 

 fore be packed in air-tight packages. We were well satisfied with the 

 results of our methods used during the World's Fair. 



A. H. Gilkeson — How long can we be safe in getting our fruit to 

 cold storage? We can not get it in immediately because of the poor 

 railroad service. 



INIr. Goodman — Ten days' delay is too long. The apples will gen- 

 erally not keep right if delayed that long. I am thoroughly satisfied 

 that this is correct, for I had a good deal of experience two years ago, 

 and those w^hich were ten days in getting to storage decayed badly. 

 From four to six days is all that fruit will properly stand, and 48 hours 

 is better^still better is it to be able to put fruit into storage the same 

 day that it is picked. It can then stand a temperature of 40 degrees 

 without any damage. 



Mr. Gilkerson — I had a thousand barrels of Ben Davis sell for a 

 fair price in April, and they were out of storage for ten or twelve days. 



T. H. Todd — What do you mean by a well-matured and colored 

 apple ? 



J\Ir. Goodman — An apple is ready to pick when, if its weight is 

 lifted, the stem will part from the twig. Grimes Golden and Huntsman 

 must not be allowed to get yellow on the tree. Nor a red apple be- 

 come "yellow red." 



jMr. Todd — We had this experience with Grimes and yellow varie- 

 ties. They were gathered while green, but well developed, and went 

 into cold storage in five days. These, at Christmas time, were still in 

 the same condition. But they w'ill not sell until they are yellow. In 

 April we opened them and found them yellow and in fine condition. 



