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In the Station tests fruit of all four crops was tested. Average 
number under test 84. The mean dates were October 12 for stor- 
ing; April 26 for average life; and July 15 when last fruit was dis- 
carded. Occasionally the fruit keeps pretty well through the 
winter with but little loss as did the crop of 1897. But as a rule 
there is a continuous loss at a rather low rate from about the mid- 
dle of November to the middle or last of March after which the 
fruit goes out very rapidly, as was the case with the crops of 1895 
and 796. eh 
In the Department cold storage tests, No. 1, but very green, 
fruit from this Station, stored October 21, was semifirm, and tree 
from decay or scald May 1. 
According to cold storage men its season in cellar storage 
extends to January or to March 1 and in chemical cold storage to 
April 1 or May. It stands heat quite well before going into stor- 
age and goes down gradually after having scalded, softened and 
shriveled according to some correspondents but not in Graham’s 
experience. 
_ Fatt Oranee. This is an early fall variety and should not be 
put into storage. Cars should be iced. In cellar storage speci- 
mens are sometimes kept in quite good condition until mid- 
winter. 
Fatt Pippin. This is a fall variety and should not go into 
storage. 
At the Station this variety was under observation all four sea- 
sons. The mean date of storing was September 25; of average 
life February 13; and of going out of last specimens May 8. The 
crop does not ripen uniformly. Some of the fruit is ripe, well- 
colored and ready for immediate use in September while at 
the same time a considerable portion of the crop is still hard and 
green. In these tests, of course, the early-matured fruit was not 
stored. With that which was stored the results were quite vari- 
able in the different seasons. The highest loss before December 1 
was 21 per ct. With different crops from 22 per ct. to 46 per 
ct. went down before February 1. Even carefully selected fruit 
cannot be relied upon to hold to December 1 without consider- 
able loss. 
In the Department cold storage tests bright, No. 1 fruit from 
this Station, stored September 29, 1902, had commenced to soften 
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