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BULLETIN 587, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TasLtE I.—Comparison of mature and immature apples with regard to the per- 
centage of bad scald and decay at withdrawal from storage and with regard 
also to the total percentage after a holding period of 10 days under market 
conditions, the time in storage at first withdrawal being three to three and 
one-half months. 
ROME BEAUTY (FOUR-YEAR AVERAGE). 
First withdrawal, 
Second withdrawal,| Third withdrawal, | Fourth withdrawal. 
10 days later....- 
Jan. 8 to 12. Feb. 16 to 19. Mar. 31 to Apr. 2. May 4 to 11. 
Condition. 5] 
Tmma- Imma- Tmma- Imma- 
Mature eae Mature. ire Mature. Ine. Mature. ive 
Bad scald: 
At withdrawal... 0 0 0 20.5 1.0 48.9 325 53.9 
10 days later. .... ity 49.9 5.4 70.5 10.4 81.5 17.8 81.6 
ecay: 
At withdrawal... 0 gil 0 0 0 ED et 4 
10 days later .... a2 .6 72 0 1.6 9.8 Pot! 18.0 
WINESAP (THREE-YEAR AVERAGE). 
Bad scald: 
At withdrawal... 0 0.1 0 7.6 Ove} 15.5 0.6 155 
10 days later. ._.. 0 9.6 a2 13.9 Bee Pas, 7 11.3 33.5 
Decay: | 
At withdrawal... 0 0 33) .3 Ab) .3 ~5 «6 
10 days later... -- mol au .3 0 8 25 Al 57 
| 
YELLOW NEWTOWN (FOUR-YEAR AVERAGE). 
| 
Bad scaid: ? 
At withdrawal... 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 QA 0 
10 days later. .... 0 1.8 2.1 HERS 1 1.0 14.8 19.8 
Decay: 
At withdrawal. -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a9) 
10 days later. ..-- 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 2.6 
STAYMAN WINESAP (TWO-YEAR AVERAGE). 
First withdrawal, |Second withdrawal,| Third withdrawal, | Fourth withdrawal, 
Jan. 14 to 18. Feb. 25 to 28. Mar. 31 to Apr. 2. May 7 to 11. 
Condition. 
TImma- Imma- Imma- Imma- 
Mature. STH. Mature. icra, Mature. TTI). Mature. “Sine. 
Bad scald: 
At withdrawal... 0 Tl 8.9 84.3 39.4 86.1 41.0 91.8 
10 days later-...- 11.4 87.5 36. 6 92.8 51.6 90. 2 65.1 92.6 
ORTLEY (TWO-YEAR AVERAGE) 
Bad scald: 
At withdrawal... 0 0 4.0 6.6 9.9 SORA. rac aes oll ers eerie 
10 days later....- oa Bad 17:4 30.0 40.1 AES Re Cig te ee eS ee 
Decay: 
At withdrawal... 0 0 2.0 iat 7.0 TAO ME ASS eyed tO. Dees 
10 days later....- Tea 0 3.5 4.0 20.7 OBO) | Peers ee ee el esis eee eee 
ARKANSAS BLACK (RESULTS OF ONE YEAR WITH LOTS FROM SEVERAL SECTIONS). 
Bad scald: 
At withdrawal... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 
10 days later..... 0 0 0 6.0 0 favrl ies 52.8 
Decay: 
At withdrawal... 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 
0 0 0 0 0 -6 4.2 10.8 
NotE.—Slight inconsistencies such as those noted above are not uncommon where the results of only 
one or two years’ work are available. It is because of this fact that except wheresubstantiated by other 
evidence it is not safe to generalize on only one or two years’ data. 
