FRUIT 1\ COLD STORAGE. 



older growth. Pruning' shoulcl be shrub tbrm as the more natural way 



directed to cutting back the new of growing. It will richly repay for 



growth and occasionally cutting out very thorougii culture. Green's Fruit 



superfluous shoots. Some cultivate Grower, 

 in low tree form, but I prefer the 



FRUIT IN COLD STOR.AGE. 



The folhnving details are from the evidence of Mr. Jas. W. Robertson, Dairy 

 Commissioner before the Committee of Agriculture. 



FECIAL provision has been ing of the fruit generates heat. In 

 made for trial shipments of that way the fruit will become self- 

 fruits, particularly those that destructive. A cold storage building 

 have not hitherto been ex-' has been erected at Grimsby, Ont., 

 ported \vith any degree of success, at the expense of the Department, for 

 such .IS grapes, pears, peaches, and these trial shipments. Several of the 

 tomatoes, which may be called either growers there have agreed to furnish 

 fruit or vegetable. In 1895 a trial at least one carload per week. The 

 shipment w as practically entirely fruit will be thoroughly cooled before 

 ruined on the railway car between tlie it is put aboard the refrigerator cars ; 

 place it was sent from and Montreal. refrigerator cars will carr\' it to Mon- 

 .A cold storage chamber on the steam- treal ; a special cold storage chamber 

 ship had no regenerative magic to will receive it on the steamship ; and 

 bring back what was spoiled, to its there will be some one in England to 

 primitive condition of excellence. look after the reception and distribu- 

 tion of the fruit there. In this way 

 By Mk. MiGkec.or . two things will be determined : First- 

 ly, the practicability of shipping this 

 Q. Have you inspectors at Mon- class fruit to Great Britain. It may 

 treal now? A. One is engaged for not be practicable. Pears may decay 

 this season. One of the essential from the heart. Gr ipes may lose 

 conditions, for the safe carriage of the the bloom on their skins from some 

 tender and easily injured fruits, is cause we do not understand. It may 

 that they should be thoroughly cooled not be practicable. 1 think it wholly 

 befoi-e they are put into the railway practicable ; this will furnish proof. 

 car. If cooled to a temperature o'i Secondly, we shall learn whether the 

 35 or 36 Fahr., practically all fer- trade can be made profitable. It 

 mentation will be stopped, and the might be practicable and not be 

 boxes of fruit will not generate heat profitable. These two propositions 

 by their own ripening. When fruits will be demonstrated ; and the truit- 

 :<re put into cases warm, and these growers can carry on the business 

 are put directly into a car, the ripen- afterwards in the light of the know- 



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