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then they can never afterwards be made to look as they should 

 and they will not keep so well. Then, if they are to be held any 

 length of time, the storing of them is of the greatest importance. 

 They should be stored where the temperature does not quickly 

 change with the outside temperature and in cool weather, until 

 freezing weather comes, the place should be kept open and in 

 warm weather closed and wdien it becomes very cold the 

 reverse. The object being to keep as even and low a tempera- 

 ture as possible without freezing. They must be stored in a dry 

 condition or they will soon decay. Good ventilation is abso- 

 lutely necessary in any place that is secure from frost. I have 

 seen apples stored in barns and out buildings where they would 

 get very dusty and the frequent changes of the weather would 

 cause them to become wet and the dust would adhere to them so 

 that it was almost impossible to make them look bright and 

 nice and the moisture and dust is most favorable for the growth 

 of fungi on them. When apples are put in in a dry condition I 

 have found them to keep better in large bodies in open bins or 

 boxes than in tight barrels, except russets which should be kept 

 from the air as much as possible to prevent shriveling. 



Apples should be put into the storeroom where they are to 

 remain as soon as they are harvested and should be put in when 

 they are warmer than the temperature in the place of storage. 

 If apples are left in outbuildings until cold weather it is almost 

 impossible to store them so as not to have them become wet 

 and they will remain wet so long that they will mold and decay. 

 I dwell somewhat upon the proper storing of apples for it is one 

 of, if not the most important and difficult matters to be attended 

 to in order to have nice clean fruit free from fungi. 



As to the best time to market it is no easy matter to decide. 

 Those who are best posted and observant are very liable to be 

 mistaken. Very much must depend on one's facilities for stor- 

 ing and the condition of the fruit at harvest time. It is of no use 

 to store apples for keeping that show any signs of becoming 

 scabby, for that will grow on them after being stored. 



If anyone has used up all his inferior and defective fruit by 

 canning or evaporating and kept the remainder so that it is 

 bright, iiard and sound he can get a fair price for it even if the 

 market is glutted in late winter and spring; providing that it is 



