SHIPMENT OF EED EASPBEEEIES. 



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lying the relationship between methods of preparing the fruits for 

 shipment and their behavior in transit and on the market. The meth- 

 ods of handling red raspberries in picking and in shipping determine 

 the condition of the berries on the market fully as much as does 

 handling in the shipment of oranges. 1 In the handling of red 

 raspberries three factors primarily determine the amount of decay 

 and the condition of the berries on the market: (1) Injuries in 

 handling; (2) sorting as to ripeness ; (3) promptness and rapidity of 

 cooling. 



FlG. 16. A pony refrigerator used for the shipment of small lots of red raspberries 

 under refrigeration. The open refrigerator shows six compartments, three of which 

 are filled, 



INJURIES IN HANDLING. 



The most common injuries result from carelessness in picking the 

 berries from the vines, by breaking or bruising them when pulling 

 them away from the receptacle and by mashing them in the hand 

 before placing them in the cups. In inspections on the market it 

 b :i very common thing to find cups roiibiining masses of decay 



i Stubenraucb, A. v., Ramsey, II, J., and others. Factors governing the successful 

 tblpmenl of oranges from Florida, D. s. Department oi agriculture Bulletin No. 63, 

 60 p., nil I. 



i. Q. Harold, BJOd >iIImtk. The decaj "i oranges while in truiiHll from California. 



i ol Planl indu trj Bulletin No. 128, 79 p., L908. 

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