UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 587 
Joint Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry, WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief, 
and the Bureau of Markets, CHARLES J. BRAND, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
September 8, 1917 
THE HANDLING AND STORAGE OF 
APPLES IN THE PACIFIC 
NORTHWEST 
By 
H. J. RAMSEY, Pomologist in Charge, Fruit Handling and 
Storage Investigations; A. W. McKAY, formerly Pomologist; 
E. L. MARKELL and H. 8. BIRD, formerly Scientific Assist- 
‘ants, Office of Horticultural and Pomological Investigations 
CONTENTS, 
Page 
Impertance of Cold Storage . ... . 1 | The Effect of Storage Temperatures 
Function of Cold Storage . . ... » 3 | Common Storage . . . 2 « « =» « « 
Experiments of the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture . . .. . . » 
Outline of Experiments. . .... - 
Troubles Affecting Apples in Storage and 
Factors in Their Control. . ... . 
Results of the Experiments .... . 
Maturity at the Time of Picking . .. 
When is an Apple at Proper Maturity? 
Effect of Overmaturity ...... 
Careful Handling . ... +. sas 
Immediate versus Delayed Storage . . 
Detericration after Withdrawal from 
Storage (ss(sjie oa ew ee 
Local versus Distant Storage of ‘North- 
western Appies . . . « « © « «© « 
The Belation of Orchard Practices to 
Successful Storage. . . « » « © » 
Responsibility and Inspection ... « 
Comparative Keeping Qualities of Vari- 
eties of Pacific Northwestern Apples . 
SUMMATY eho) eo ielila selves ole Mek ents 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1917 
