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nary limit of season December or January. Later than this the 
fruit deteriorates in quality even though apparently perfect. 
In the Department cold storage tests, hard, green fruit from 
this Station, stored October 21, 1901, was still hard and green 
and free from scald or rot May 1, 1902. In 1902-3 the fruit _ 
softened after February 1 and decayed considerably. 
Menacere. In the Station tests 32 specimens were stored Sep- 
tember 17, 1896. The average life extended till April 4 and the 
last fruit went out July 12. Deterioration proceeded at a uni- 
formly low rate from November to the close of the season. 
Mivpen (Milding). October 1, 1895, 26 apples and October 12, 
1897, 106 apples were stored at the Station. The mean date for 
storing was October 7; for average life March 4; and for discard- 
ing the last fruit May 25. The results of the two tests are pretty 
uniform. The loss of fruit started at a moderate rate in Novem- 
ber and continued at an increasing rate till the close of the 
season. 
Mixuicen. September 30, 1896, 103 apples and October 12, - 
1897, 104 apples were stored at the Station. The mean date for 
storing was October 6; for average life February 16; and for dis- 
carding of last fruits June 21. The results of both tests are 
pretty uniform in showing a rather high rate of loss beginning in 
November and continuing till the close of the season, indicating 
that the commercial limit for this variety is October. 
In the Department cold storage tests firm, No. 1 fruit from this 
Station, stored October 11, appeared scalded after January 15, 
though the fruit was firm and only slightly scalded until March 
15. 
MINKLER. This variety does not hold perhaps quite so well as 
Baldwin in storage but is nevertheless a late keeper. - 
Various storage men report its season as extending in cellar 
storage to November or to January and in chemical cold storage 
to December or May. It stands heat well before going into storage 
and goes down rather gradually, scalding as it does so and losing 
in quality, color and firmness and the skin becoming bitter. 
Missouri Pippin. Ranks with Baldwin as a keeper. Season 
in cellar storage till December (Newhall) or April 1 (Graham) 
and in chemical cold storage till April (Newhall) or July 1 
(Graham). It stands heat well before going into storage and 
