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Table III. — Percentage of sugars, acids, dry matter, shrinkage of fruit, peel, and thick- 

 ness of peel of "common Florida" grapefruit at various times during storage season 



. TREE I, first pick; placed IN STORAGE NOV. 21, 1918 



STORED AT 32° F. 



STORED AT 36 F. 



After 102 days. 

 After i7Sdays. 



J 0.94 |l 

 I -97 l/ 



{ :S) 



6. 22 

 4-3° 



STORED AT 40 F. 



After 60 days. . 

 After 102 days. 

 After 1 78 days. 



5-31 

 5- 30 

 4.00 



TREE I, SECOND PICK; PLACED IN STORAGE DEC. 7, I918 

 STORED AT 32° F. 



When placed in stor- 

 age 



After 61 days 



After 109 days. . 



After 165 days ;< 



5-56 



5.87 



5- 40 

 4. 60 



STORED AT 36° F. 



After 109 days. 

 After 157 days. 



f 1.00 1 



I .98 J 



( 1.00 1 



I -98 J 



2.8s 

 3-39 



2.66 

 2. 76 



5- 90 



4.00 



STORED AT 40 F. 



After 61 days. . 

 After 167 days. 



5-57 

 3- 90 



COMMON STORAGE 



After 42 days. . 

 After 121 days. 

 After 179 days. 



1. 11 

 1. 22 

 1.02 

 1.09 

 ■92 

 •77 



5-69 



6.17 



24- S 

 24.4 

 24.6 



5-33 

 4.60 

 4.60 



