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of the cold air. If this does not occur, the temperature in 

 different parts of the car will vary greatly. 



Narrow strips of board about f inch thick and as long as 

 the car is wide are nailed across each end of each carrier as 

 may be seen in Plate XXXI (botioin), and across each alter- 

 nate tier in the use of boxes or flats (Plate XXXII, top). 

 This is done in order to hold the packages securely in posi- 

 tion. 



When a car is loaded from each end towards the center 

 and a space between the doors remains unoccupied, it is 

 important that the packages be very securely braced to hold 

 them in position. Most of the movement in shunting the 

 cars is endwise. Plence if the bracing is not strong, a good 

 deal of racking of the packages is inevitable. The manner 

 of bracing carriers is shown in Plate XXXI. The lumber 

 commonly used is 2 X 4-inch joist. Supports corresponding 

 to those seen in the figure are placed against the crates on 

 the other side of the doorway. One brace extends to the 

 ceiling of the car to prevent the supports from working up- 

 ward and thus becoming released at the bottom. Some 

 similar method or one that will make the packages equally 

 secure should be used for all other types of packages. 



When a car is loaded and the shipping details attended to, 

 the responsibility of movement passes to the transportation 

 company. 



COLD STORAGE 



Storage is of only minor importance, relatively, with 

 peaches, yet within certain rather narrow limits it may play 

 an important part in the net returns secured for the fruit. 

 The durability of peaches in storage is short. They soon 

 become mealy, lose flavor, and if held too long, the flesh turns 



