Nov. 26, 1921 



Transportation Rots of Stone Fruits 



473 



Table X. — Effect of spraying Italian prunes, Felida, Wash., igiy ' 



Orchard treatment. 



Bordeaux ■. . . 



Self-boiled lime-sulphur . 

 As above but last omitted 



Lime-sulphur 1-50 



Sulphur dust 



Untreated 



Percentage of rot. 



Monilia at picking 

 time. 



First 

 picking. 



3- I 

 1-5 

 4.0 

 4.6 

 6.9 



14-5 



Second 

 picking. 



0.4 



•3 

 •7 

 •4 

 .8 



2-5 



Total. 



1.6 

 .6 



1-5 

 2. o 

 3-8 

 6.5 



After shipment to 

 Wenatchee, Wash. 



MoniUa 



2-3 

 I- 5 

 1.8 



■ -3 



2.8 



18.2 



Penicil- 

 lium. 



15.6 

 10.8 

 48. I 



31-7 

 36.2 

 15.6 



Rhizo- 

 pus. 



After shipment 

 to Washing- 

 ton. D. C. 



10.5 



12. 7 

 26. 4 



Penicil- 

 lium. 



82.9 



62.6 



' The prunes were harvested Sept. 32, to 26 and Oct. 2 to 5. The shipment to Washington, D. C, was 

 nude in a pony refrigerator, started Sept. 25, received Oct. n with no ice and in such bad condition that 

 several lots were discarded. The shipment to Wenatchee, Wash., was by express without refrigeration, 

 started Sept. 26, received Sept. 28 and allowed to stand in a warm room till Sept. jo, when notes were 

 taken. 



Table XI. — Effect of spraying Italian prunes, Felida, Wash., iQi8^ 



Orchard treatment. 



Monilia 



at 



picking 



time. 



Bordeaux 



Self-boiled lime-sulphur. 

 As above but last omitted 

 Commercial lime-sulphur . 

 As above but last omitted 



Sulphur dust 



Untreated 



Percentage of rot. 



Monilia. 



After shipment to We- 

 natchee, Wash., and 

 8 days' storage at 15° 

 C. 



1-3 



o 

 .6 



o 

 •3 

 •4 



1-5 



Penicil- 

 lium. 



1.6 



Rhizo- 

 pus. 



After shipment to Wash- 

 ington, D. C, under 

 ice and 2 days' delay 

 at 25° to 30° C. 



Rhizo- 

 pus. 



31- 

 37- 

 9- 

 34- 

 IS- 

 39- 

 24. 



' The prunes were harvested Sept. 6 and 11. The shipment to Washington, D. C, was made in a pony 

 refrigerator, started Sept. 6, received in good condition Sept. 14, and notes taken Sept. 16. The shipment 

 to Wenatchee, Wash., was without refrigeration, started Sept. 11, received Sept. 12, and held in cellar 

 •tcrage till Sept. 20, when notes were taken. 



