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How does it compare with either Hubbardston, Tomkins King, Rhode Island 
Greening, Baldwin or Ben Davis, (3) for holding in chemical cold storage, (4) 
for holding in ice cold storage, (5) for holding in common and eellar storage? 
What peculiarities, if any, does it show in manner of final deterioration 
in chemical cold storage, such as (6) scald, (7) loss in quality, (8) color, 
(9) firmness before decay sets in, (10) skin becoming bitter, (11) fruit 
shriveling or (12) beoming mealy or (13) bursting after becoming mealy? 
(14) Does it go down in chemical cold storage gradually or quickly? 
(15) At what temperature should it be held? 
What is its season in (16) chemical cold storage, (17) ice cold storage, 
(18) cellar storage? ; 
(19) so what extent does its keeping quality vary in different seasons? 
(20) How does this variety stand heat before reaching cold storage? 
' The following parties responded to our circular: 
J. H. Bahrenburg, Bro. & Co., New York city; 20 years experi- 
ence. 
W. N. Britton, of W. N. Britton & Co., Rochester, N. Y.; 27 
years’ experience in growing and shipping apples. 
B. Fenton, of the Erie Preserving Co., Buffalo, N. Y.; over 30 
years’ experience in handling apples in common storage. 
W. D. Graham, of W. D. Graham & Son, Minneapolis, Minn. ; 
40 years’ experience in growing and shipping apples. 
W. H. Hart, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; 25 years’ experience. 
G. W. Hickox, Batavia, N.. Y.; 20 years’ experience. 
Chas. A. Hoag, Lockport, N. Y.; 25 years’ experience in grow- 
ing and storing apples. 
A. C. Howes, Albion, N. Y.; 30 years’ experience. 
Benj. Newhall, of F. Newhall & Sons, Chicago, Il].; 25 years’ 
experience. The house has 55 years’ experience. | 
G. W. Payne, Rochester, N. Y.; 20 years’ experience with apples 
in cellar storage. 
Phillips Bros., Castile, N. Y.; 20 years’ experience. 
D. L. Prisch, Middleport, N. Y.; 15 years’ experience. 
J. M. Shuttleworth, Brantford, Ontario, Canada; over 30 years’ 
experience. 
T. B. Wilson, Hall’s Corners, N. Y., who has many years’ 
experience in growing apples and holding them in common 
storage, has read in manuscript the parts of this bulletin based 
on the experience of storage men and has made many sugges- 
tions. 
The summary of the experience of cold storage men (pp. 258 
to 277) was read in proof by the following gentlemen, who made 
