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115. The mean date of storing was October 19, of average life 
March 26, and of discarding of last specimens July 6. The fruit 
of 1895 kept poorly. The loss began late in November and con- 
tinued at a high rate till the close of the season. But the other 
crops showed but a low rate of loss till March; the fruit then 
deteriorated more rapidly. In ordinary seasons the commercial 
limit would be February, but the season of the fruit is October 
to March. 
In the Department cold storage tests, hard and green fruit 
from this Station, stored October 11, was firm and free from 
decay, but was slightly scalded May 1. 
Storage men report its season in cellar storage as extending 
to October to January, or according to Howes, to March 1; season 
in chemical cold storage till April. It is said not to stand heat 
before going into storage because heat makes it scald. If not 
affected by scald it goes down gradually. It is very liable to scald 
and in deteriorating loses in quality but improves in color in 
holding. 
Perry Russet. This variety is not favorably regarded by New- 
hall for storage purposes. Its season in cellar storage is given as 
November, in chemical cold storage as March. It does not stand 
heat before going in and it goes down quickly. In going down it 
loses in quality and firmness, the skin becomes bitter and the 
fruit often shrivels and becomes mealy. 
Perer. Similar to Wealthy in season as well as in fruit. 
Fruit was stored at the Station from the crops of 1895 and ’97. 
The average number of fruits stored was 84. The mean date of 
storing was September 24, of average life February 10 and of 
decay of last specimens May 10. This variety was in season about 
a month longer in 1895 than in 1897. Deterioration set in in 
October and continued at a pretty high rate through the winter. 
Commercial season September and October. 
Pewauker. This variety was under test at the Station all four 
seasons. The average number of fruits stored was 82. The mean 
date of storing was October 15, of average life February 16 and of 
decay of last specimens May 10. The average life varied from 
December 6 in 1895 to April 10 for the crop of 1898, or an extreme 
variation of 4 months, thus indicating that the keeping qualities 
vary much in different seasons. Commercial limit for ordinary 
