50 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



New York apples in storage, S. A. Beach and V. A. Clark (Neiu York State 

 Sta. Bui. 248, pp. 88-152, pis. 2). — An account is given in this bulletin of the natural 

 season of ripening and of the keeping qualities in (1) natural storage, (2) ice storage, 

 and (3) chemical cold storage of a large number of varieties of apples. The work is 

 based on experiments extending through several years at the station in storing static in- 

 grown apples in a storage fruit house without artificial refrigeration, on the extensive 

 experience of practical men who have handled fruit for years both in cold storage 

 and in ordinary fruit warehouses, and on cooperative tests with this Department in 

 the storage of apples in chemical cold storage. A summary of the results secured 

 in the latter case has already appeared in a bulletin of this Department (E. S. R., 15, 

 p. 581). 



In the experiments at the station the fruit was picked in each case when it had 

 reached suitable condition, and was placed at once in a frame fruit storage house. 

 This house was built with double walls with a partition between. The space between 

 the partition and outer wall was filled with sawdust, while that between the partition 

 and inner wall was kept a dead air space. The temperature of the storage room was 

 regulated, so far as possible, by opening and closing the windows according to outside 

 conditions. A table is given showing the fluctuations in temperature in the storage 

 room in different months during the years 1896-1898, inclusive. 



Under those conditions the average life of the different varieties fell as follows: In 

 October — Grade, Keswick, Parry, and Strode; first half of November — English Pippin, 

 Alexander, Pound Sweet, Chenango, Pomona, and Stump; last half of November — 

 Boskoop, Elgin, Pumpkin Russet, Jersey Sweet, Krimtartar, Haskell, and Longfield; 

 first half of December — Ohio Pippin, Heidorn, Gravenstein, Longworth, and Tufts; 

 last half of December — Haas, Ostrakoff, St. Lawrence, Tobias, Washington Straw- 

 berry, Romna, and Ginnie; first half of January — Admirable, Tobias Pippin, Magog, 

 Aucuba, Gideon, and Disharoon; last half of January— Jefferis, McMahon, Stanard, 

 Twenty Ounce, Blenheim, Mother, Wolf River, Fameuse, Crotts, Henniker, Jewett 

 Red, and Mcintosh; first half of February — Pomme Grise, Clarke, Victoria, Hurl but, 

 Kalkidon, Rhodes, Pumpkin Sweet, Barbel, Wealthy, Peter, Jacobs Sweet, Flory, 

 and Fall Pippin; last half of February — Milligen, Pewaukee, Northern Spy, Falix, 

 Brownlee, Greenville, Maiden Blush, Etowah, Cogswell, Grimes, Fall Wine, Lands- 

 berg, Jonathan Buler, Celestia, Dickinson, and Borsdorf; first half of March — Sharp, 

 Peach, Hubbardston, Smith Cider, Milden, Tompkins King, Duke of Devonshire, 

 Reinette Pippin, Marigold, Yellow Bellflower, Tohnan Sweet, Buckingham, North- 

 western Greening, Swenker, Melon, Domine, Dumelow, Rambo, Canada Baldwin, 

 and Ornament; last half of March — Canada Reinette, Esopus Spitzenburg, Fan-is, 

 Monmouth, Moon, Scott, Red Russet, Golden Russet, Golden Medal, Peek Pleasant, 

 Sutton, Coon, Rhode Island Greening, Washington Royal, Ronk, and Wallace How- 

 ard; first half of April — White Pippin, Kansas Greening, "Menagere, Holland, Mann, 

 Jonathan, Olive, Swaar, Caux, White Doctor, Elwalt, Salome, Streaked Pippin, 

 Arkansas, Duncan, Kittageskee, and Walbridge; last half of April — Moore Sweet, 

 Lankford, Yellow Forest, Newtown Spitzenburg, Occident, Ontario, Fallawater, 

 Roxbury, Rome, Lady Sweet, and Vanhoy; first half of May — Kansas Keeper, 

 Gideon Sweet, Cooper Market, Lawver, Chase, Wagener, York Imperial, Newman, 

 Texas, Large Lady, and Baldwin; last half of May — Jones, Edwards, Stark, Kirt- 

 land, Ralls, Winesap, Ben Davis, Zurdel, and Nelson; first half of June — Green 

 Newtown, Pifer, Andrews, and Red Canada. The average life of Schodack extended 

 to July 18. 



A summary of the experience of practical men on the keeping qualities of apples, 

 as given by the authors, contains the following suggestions: Overgrown fruit does 

 not keep as well as fruit of medium size. Thick-skinned varieties generally keep 

 better than thin-skinned ones. Colored apples keep best if picked when well colored 

 but still firm. With Rhode Island Greening in cold storage, however, the fruit 



