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and 10 -Ib. Of these the smaller sizes have the pref- 

 rence. We have found 3-lb baskets without handles 

 entirely satisfactory in the local market, but they 

 cannot be recommended for the general trade. 



Good grapes, ripened without too much heat, yet 

 hanging on the vines till the beginning of cool 

 weather, can be stored almost as satisfactorily as 

 apples. Hundreds of tons are held in "common" and 

 "cold" storage every winter. In cold storage they 

 should have a temperature of 33 degrees. Houses 

 for common storage of grapes are made and operated 

 exactly like those for the common storage of apples. 



