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or more lo-pound boxes of sound cherries from each plot were included 

 in each shipping test, thus giving a minimum of approximately 1,000 

 cherries upon which to base any item of a count. 



All the shipments were made by express, a part without ice and a part 

 in pony refrigerators. The refrigerators held sixteen lo-pound boxes of 

 fruit. They were well insulated and when properly iced maintained a 

 temperature of 10° to 13° C. (50° to 55.4° F.), usually bringing the warm 

 fruit do^^^l to this temperature in less than two days. 



The results of the various shipping experiments are given in Tables I 

 to VI and a summary in figure 2. 



Table I. — Effect of spraying Napoleon^ and Black Republican^ cherries, Salem, 



Oreg,, 191 5 



' The Napoleon cherries were picked June 17, stored at 5° C. (41° F.) on June 18, removed and shipped 

 by express without refrigeration June 27, received at Wenatchee, Wash., June 29, still practically free 

 from rot, and held in a -warm laboratory till July 2, when notes were taken. 



" The Black Republican cherries were picked Jmie 24, stored at 5° C. (41° F.) June 25, removed and 

 shipped by express without refrigeration June 27, received at Wenatchee, Wash., June 29, still practically 

 free from rot, and held in a warm laboratory till July 6, when notes were taken. 



Table II. 



-Effect of spraying Napoleon ^ and Black Republican - cherries, Salem, Oreg., 

 1916 



' The Napoleon cherries were picked July 3, stored at 5' C. (41' F.) July 4, removed and shipped by 

 express without refrigeration July 6, received at Wenatchee, Wash., July 8, and held in a warm laboratory 

 till July 20, when notes were taken. 



' The Black Republican cherries were picked July 6 to 10, stored at a temperature of s° C. (41° F.) till 

 July 14, shipped by express without refrigeration to Wenatchee, Wash., received July 16, and held in a 

 warm laboratory till July 21, when notes were taken. 



