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and August 1 when last fruit was discarded. The crops of ’95 
and ’96 showed a moderate rate of loss in November and Decem- 
ber, while that of ’97 showed but little loss in November and 
none in December. In each test a large percentage of the fruit 
kept till March or later but after the first of January the skin 
began to show dark spots which detracted much from the com- 
mercial value of the fruit. On this account the commercial limit 
appears to be December or early January. 
In the Department cold storage tests small, hard fruit from 
this Station, stored October 27, was in prime commercial con- 
dition May 1, hard and free from rot. 
Storage men report the season of this variety in cellar storage 
as extending to December or January and in chemical cold storage 
variously to January or March. In deteriorating the fruit is 
reported to shrivel and to go down gradually. 
JONATHAN Buter (Buler). In the Station tests 106 apples 
were stored October 8, 1897. The average life extended to Feb- 
ruary 24 and the last fruit went out May 6. 
In the Department tests the commercial limit of this variety 
from this Station was found to be February 1 in cold storage. 
After this date the fruit scalded badly but remained firm until 
April 1. 
Jones (Jones Seedling). In the Station tests 62 specimens 
were stored October 16, 1896. The average life extended to May 
18 and the last fruit was discarded July 12. The rate of loss 
was low from January to May, after which it became high. 
Juicy Krimtartar (see KRImMTARTAR). 
KauLKIpon (Khalkidonskoe). In the Station tests 45 apples 
were stored September 28, 1896. The average life extended to 
February 4 and the last fruit went out May 25. There was a 
gradual loss of fruit from early in November till the first of 
March, after which the loss became high. 
KANSAS GREENING. In the Station tests 106 specimens were 
stored October 17, 1896. The average life extended to April 2 
and the last fruit was discarded June.30. The rate of loss was 
low from the first of November till the middle of January after 
which the fruit went out rapidly. 
KANSAS Kepper. In the Station tests, fruit was stored in 1896 
and 97. The mean dates were October 10 for storing; May 1 for 
