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average life; and July 15 when the last fruit went out. The 
fruit kept well till about the first of February, after which there 
was a moderate rate of loss till May and then the remaining fruit 
went out rapidly. Commercial limit appears to be February or 
March. 
In the Department cold storage tests, very hard, immature 
fruit, stored October 21, was still hard and free from scald or 
decay June 1. 
Keswick (Keswick Codlin). This is a fall variety and should 
not go into storage. 
In the Station tests, fruit was stored in 1895 and ’96. The 
mean dates were September 6 for storing; October 22 for average 
life; and November 19 for discarding the last fruit. The results 
are quite similar for the two tests, indicating September and early 
October as the commercial limit for this variety. 
Storage men report its season in cellar storage as August and 
September and in chemical cold storage until November. It does 
not stand heat well and goes down quickly. 
Khalkidonskoe (see KALKIDON). 
King of Tompkins County (see TompKins Kin@). 
KirrLtAnn. In the Station tests 105 specimens were stored Octo- 
ber 13, 1897. The average life extended to May 23 and the last 
fruit was discarded August 12. The rate of loss in December is 
low, increasing gradually to a moderate rate in May after which 
it is rapid. 
In the Department coid storage tests, dark red, No. 1 fruit 
from this Station, stored October 21, was in prime commercial 
condition throughout the storage season; no scald or decay. 
KITTAGESKEE. In the Station tests, fruit was stored in 1895, 
96 and ’97. The mean date for storing was October 6; for average 
life April 14; and for going out July 12. The rate of 
loss is low or moderate up to the middle of May, after which it 
is high. 
KriIMTartTarR (Juicy Krimtartar). In the Station tests 103 
apples were stored September 18, 1897. The average life extended 
to November 26 and the last fruit went out April 4. About 60 
per ct. of the fruit \ ent out in October and 23 per ct. in Novem- 
ber. The commercial season appears to be September, although 
a few specimens may keep through the winter. 
