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PRELIMINARY COLD STORAGE STUDIES. 

 Tabulation of data furnished by warehousemen Continued. 



(B) VEGETABLE PRODUCTS. 

 [Representing 43 firms.] 

 APPLES AND PEARS. 



Average .maximum time days . . 188 



Average minimum time do 34 



Average usual time do 122 



Average temperature F . . 31.5 



REMARKS. Many stated that pears are not so successfully held in cold storage as 

 apples, and gave the limit as 60 to 90 days, at 32 F. 



PEACHES. 



days.. 39 



...do... 7 



Average maximum time 



Average minimum time 



Average usual time - do 19 



Average temperature '- F. . 34. 4 



STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES. AND BLACKBERRIES. 



Length of time in storage. 



Weeks. 



One 



Two 



Three 



Four 



Five 



Six 



Seven 



Eight 



More than eight . 



Number of firms 

 averaging this 

 tune. 



Twelve. 



One. 



Two. 



Temperature at which hel-d. 



Number of firms 

 averaging this 

 temperature. 



Below j 



Oto 9 



10 to 24 



25 to 31 -.... 



32 to 34 | Six. 



35 to 40 | Ten. 



Over 40... One. 



Average maximum time days. . . 16 



Average minimum time d 



Average usual time do i- J 



Average temperature - * 36 



