FRUIT STORAGE III 



now available, it cannot be regarded as infallible, or 

 as more than a])proxiniatel3' correct. 



APPROXIMATK TEMPERATURES FOR STORING FRUITS 

 AND VEGETABLES 



Grapes .... 32 — 36 



Different varieties, however, even of the same 

 class of fruits, often require different temperatures 

 for best results. Judge Wellhouse writes me, saying : 

 ' ' We have found that different varieties require a 

 different temperature, but just what temperature is 

 best for each variety we have >et to learn. Jona- 

 than requires a much higher temperature than Ben 

 Uavis. From the experience we have had I should 

 say that forty degrees would be near the mark for 

 Jonathan, and thirty-two to thirt>'-three degrees for 

 Ben Davis. 



Some varieties are characterized b>- better keeping 

 quality than others. This quality belongs to the 

 variet}-, just as much as color, or form, or flavor. In 

 an experiment made by the Canadian Experimental 

 Farms, in which several varieties of apples were stored 

 till May 28th, the order of superiority in keeping qual- 

 ity was as shown below. The figures gi\-e percentages 



