SIXTEENllI ANNUAL MEETING. 75 



Discussion. 



Following- Air. Berry's very carefully prepared paper, an 

 interesting discussion of .the subject ensued. 



A Member: I would like to ask Mr. Berry what tem- 

 perature he keeps his apples in. 



Mr. i-)KRRV : Of course that is a leading question and a 

 question that we find most cold storage men differ on. There 

 are some apples that come in such shape, as I have mentioned, 

 that they can be carried at a temperature of 29 degrees ; others 

 that come in different stages of ripeness that will not take that 

 temperature without freezing. Apples carried a a temperature 

 of 29 degrees will not freeze if they are the right kind of fruit. 

 We tind the lower we carry apples the better it is for them; 

 they come out much better. 



Mr. Cox : Different varieties have something to do with 

 the temperature, don't they? 



Mr. Berry : Yes, varieties have a great deal to do with it. 



A Member : Do you mean to say that you keep our 

 orchard-packed winter apples as low as 29 degrees? 



Mr. Berry : Yes, sir. 



A Member : How long can you keep them and at what 

 temperature do you keep peaches. 



Mr. Berry : That is entirely at the discretion of the 

 owners. \\^e have seen them kept for 60 days and to all 

 appearances they were perfect ; it all depends on the care of 

 the fruit. 



A Member : At what temperature will apples freeze? 



Mr. Berry : Apples will freeze at 29 degrees where the 

 temperature is that l()w in a room where the circulation is not 

 right, ^^'e use what we call an air circulating system entirely ; 

 probably the only system of the kind in this section of the 

 country. 



A Member: Will apples keep as well after being taken 

 out of that low temperature? 



Mr. Berry : That all depends on conditions. My ex- 

 perience has been, in handling them, they will keep better, if 

 you don't keep them too long. The average buyer usually 

 gets them from us as he needs tliem — that is what the storage 

 is for; the rate is regulated by the cold storage warehouse as- 



