Farm Storages for Fruits and Vegetables. 



X CANADA it is estimated that the yearly loss due to unsuitable stor- 

 ages is no less than $1,000,000. The saving that could be made by 

 properly storing farm products, if proper storages were made use of, 

 would be many times the above amount. If we are not concerned 

 as to the physical welfare of perishable products between the time 

 of harvesting and the time of consumption, we are then passing over 

 one of the greatest sources of losses to the grower. 



Reducing the cost of packing such products as apples by extending the packing 

 season over several months Instead of crowding it into a few weeks when labour 

 demand is at its highest should be considered from the storage point of view. In 

 some districts it is common to pick longer-keeping varieties and store immediately 

 in orchard-boxes in farm storages. This gives the fruit immediate storage, and 

 reduces the cost of putting it on the market, since it can lie packed up during the 

 winter months when time is not so valuable; especially where the grower depends 



Fig. 1. The farm cold storage of George Smith, South River, N.J., using 

 the Madison Cooper Gravity Brine System. 



much on family help, and only a few hours each day can be devoted to packing. 

 Besides lengthening the packing season, the marketing season is also lengthened. 

 By holding back in farm storages part of the yearly production of apples and 

 vegetables the market is stronger in the fall, and as a rule higher prices will be 

 brought by the stored produce. 



In a new agricultural region such as British Columbia there is always a lack 

 of proper farm storages, mainly due to the dearth of obtainable information. The 



