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by the United States Department of Agriculture which point 

 to the necessity for storage before the fruit is over-mature 

 if the best results are to be secured. The chief storage 

 troubles from over-maturity are physiological and fungous 

 decays. The following data are taken from work with the 

 Esopus: 



Table XCV 

 effect of over-maturity. esopus. • ^after ramsey, et al.) 



At the second withdrawal, February 19, which is some- 

 what later than the usual commercial storage limit for this 



1 Percentage physiological and fungous decay at withdrawal from 

 storage, and after a ten-day holding period under market conditions. 

 The first pick was made September 25, stored September 26, 1913. 

 The second pick was October 10 and stored October 11, 1913. 



