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spring and rotted. Had too barrels of Willow Twigs packed 
away by the first process, which in April contained only two- 
specked apples; they looked as fresh as when taken off the tree. 
Mr. Jordon. Have packed them in saw-dust and placed them 
in a damp cellar, and the saw-dust did not take up the moisture 
of the cellar, but it took up only that of the apples. 
Mr. Harris. Believe flax would be good for keeping apples: 
fresh and cool. 
Mr. Jordon. How would chaff do? 
Pres. Grimes. Does it not get musty too quick ? 
Mr. Eldridge. Chaff wouldn’t do. 
Mr. Brimihall. Have kept apples in land plaster. 
Mr. Jordon. Would like to ask whether any one has tried 
these underground cellars made by digging-into the bluffs. | 
Mr. Tyler. The whole question centers on temperature. Sand 
is the best to pack in. 
Mr. Woods. Underground cellars are good for potatoes, but- 
not for apples. 
Mr. Day. This last statement is correct. Saw Duchess kept 
on ice in a very good condition. 
_ Secretary. Think success depends not only upon the temper- 
ature, but also upon moisture and air. Secure a low temperature 
and dryness, and you will succeed as well as by employing some 
packing process. Exclusion of air is a principle of the patent 
packing process. Destruction of germs is also a principle. The 
sulphur fumes of Mr. Jordon’s process replace the air and moisture 
in the pores of the apples, and so preserve them. ; 
Mr. Pearce. Pick the apples when dry, put them in a room 
and wipe after sweating; then barrel and place in a cool cellar, 
or put on shelves where there is a circulation of air. Apples. 
must not be bruised. 
Mr. Harris. Would not place them in a current of air. Lad 
a barrel of apples stored away near a window, where the air eir- 
culated, and I had one in a back corner in my cellar. Half of 
those at the window rotted, and only three or four of those in the 
corner. 
Secretary. In Western New York probably as many put them 
in barrels, head them up, and store away in a cool cellar, as pur- 
sue any other method. 
A motion to close the discussion was carried. 
