HARVESTING AND STORING 



age for small amounts of fancy fruit, to be 

 used for a family- or fruit-stand trade. It pre- 

 sents a neater and more fancy appearance and 

 is a more convenient package to handle, as well 

 as one which Is more open to Inspection. It 

 already has a better reputation as a quality con- 

 tainer than the barrel. As a fancy package 

 for a limited private trade from the small gen- 

 eral farm orchard with high-class varieties like 

 the Northern Spy, Mcintosh, and others there 

 Is no comparison of the box with the barrel. 



Storage. — Car refrigeration and cold stor- 

 age of fruit are comparatively modern develop- 

 ments. Few persons who have not been af- 

 fected directly realize what a tremendous Influ- 

 ence they have had upon the fruit, and particu- 

 larly the apple Industry. Apples could not be 

 shipped any very great distance. Crops had 

 to be marketed immediately and when they 

 were large the markets were soon glutted and 

 the fruit became almost valueless. The first 

 hot spell would demoralize the trade alto- 

 gether. Then later in the season the supply 

 would become exhausted and famine would en- 

 sue where but a few weeks before there had 

 been a feast. Under such conditions it is not 

 surprising that the apple Industry did not de- 



