APPLES IX COLD STORAGE 



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Experiment No. V. 



WHERE DOES THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF DECAY TAKE 



PLACE IN THE BARREL? 



It is generally noticeable that the apples that come next the 

 head when the fruit is put in or the bottom of the barrel when 

 taken out are those worst affected. " This is accounted for 

 from the fact that when heading, although the pressure is 

 more or less evenly distributed throughout the barrel, those 

 fruits nearest the head are bruised more than the others. 



In order to get some data on this point, the fruit as it came 

 from the barrels was separated into the following divisions : 

 Upper half of barrel, lower half, and six inches next to the 

 head, as put in. These divisions were again sorted into three 

 grades, viz., perfectly sound, or number ones ; slightly bruised, 

 spotted or specked, or number twos ; and those unsalable as 

 badly bruised, decayed, etc., or thirds. 



The following table contains the tabulations of the results 

 throughout the season of 1S99 ^^^ 1900 : 



