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date of putting the fruit into storage was October 18; of average 
life April 25; and of decay of last specimens June 8. The fruit 
kept well till February except that of the crop of 1895 which 
showed a high rate of loss in December. The results with this 
exception were pretty uniform indicating that the usual com- 
mercial limit here would be February or sometimes March. 
New Water. In the Department cold storage tests, No. 1 
fruit from this Station, stored October 21, remained firm until 
January 15, and in good condition till March 1; no decay or scald. 
Nodhead (see JEwrETT Red). 
Norton Melon (see MEton). 
NortTHerN Spy. “This variety is variable in storage behavior. 
It is particularly susceptible to decay from blue mold, especially 
if bruised or delayed in reaching storage. If well-colored, picked, 
packed, and handled with great care, and stored soon after pick- 
ing, it may be carried in storage as long as most winter varieties.” 
(Powell and Fulton.) 
“Tf carefully packed will keep about the same length of time 
as Rhode Island Greening. Its thin skin and abundant juice 
render careful handling absolutely necessary.” (Howes.) 
This variety was under observation at the Station all four 
seasons. The mean of the dates of storing was October 22; of the 
average life February 16; and of the discarding of the last speci- 
mens June 8. The results with this variety were variable. There 
was always some loss of fruit as early as November. Sometimes 
the rate of loss in November rose pretty high. It was usually 
high also in December. From January to May the results were 
more variable, but usually the loss was moderately low in Janu- 
ary, after which it increased gradually. Well-developed and well- 
colored fruit retains its high quality till late in the season. 
In the Department cold storage tests, well-colored, No. 1 fruit 
from this Station, stored October 21, 1901, was firm and in good 
commercial condition May 1, 1902. Light-colored fruit stored 
November 15, 1902, was in good condition till March 1, 1903, 
after which it decayed considerably. 
According to storage men its season in cellar extends to 
November or February (Howes, Hart) or March or April (Payne). 
Fenton remarks that it can be kept in common cellars by regulat- 
ing the temperature very carefully until May 1. In chemical cold 
