Editor's Note: The material presented at the Conference on Factors Affecting 

 Fruit Condition was compiled by Warren C. Stiles and N. F. Childers. It is pos- 

 sible to obtain a copy of this 181-page publication, as long as they are available, 

 by sending one dollar by check or money order to V'arren C. Stiles, Department of 

 Horticulture, Rutgers - The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 



William J. Lord 



I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 



CA STORAGE CAPACITY IN NEW E NGLAND 



Estimates of the Extension Fruit Specialists in New England indicate an in- 

 crease of 389,000 bushels in CA storage capacity for 1961. This is an approximate 

 increase of 37 per cent CA capacity for New England for the 1961-62 storage 

 season. 



* Maximum CA holdings during the last two years as reported in the Nov. 29, 1960 

 ■ Special Apple Market F^.eport, Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. 



In Massachusetts, according to the writer's figures, the storage capacity for 



both CA and regular storage is 2,521,650 bushels. This indicates that approximately 



25 per cent of the total storage capacity in Massachusetts is CA. 



William J. Lord 



