Z BULLETIN 776, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



REVIEW OF THE 1917-1918 SEASON FOR COLD STORAGE OF 



APPLES. 



The first report of the 1917-1918 season showing the hold- 

 ings of apples in cold storage was issued for October 15, 1917, 

 The total holdings as reported by 467 cold storage ware- 

 houses amounted to 1,106,977 barrels and 1,178,215 boxes. 

 This was 7.1 per cent less than the amount stored on the same 

 date of the previous season. If we consider three boxes the 

 equivalent of one barrel it will be observed that 75% of the 

 stock in storage at this time was packed in barrels. On Octo- 

 ber 1, 41.3 per cent of the barreled apples had been stored; 

 36.8 per cent were stored during the latter half of October; 

 17.8 per Cfent during the first half of November and 4.1 per 

 cent during the last half. The storing of the barreled apples 

 was practically completed by December 1, when the total 

 holdings amounted to 3,368,251 barrels. 



The movement of boxed apples into cold storage was much 

 slower and extended until January 1. The holdings on Octo- 

 ber 15 represented only 24.2 per cent of the total amount, 

 stored; 18.4 per cent went into storage during the latter half 

 of October; 45.5 per cent during November; and 11.9 per cent 

 during December. The holdings of boxed apples in the great 

 producing section of the Northwest, however, reached the 

 highest point on December 1, thus showing the large percent- 

 age that was shipped to Eastern storages and the delay in 

 shipping owing to transportation difficulties. All other sec- 

 tions showed the largest quantities in storage on January 1. 



Table 1. — Cold storage holdings of apples at the peak load of the 

 1917-1918 season. 





Barreled apples. 



Boxed apples. 



Combined in barrels. 



Section. 



Stor- 

 ages 

 report- 

 ing. 



Total 

 holdings. 



Per- 

 cent- 

 age of 

 total 

 hold- 

 ings. 



Stor- 

 ages 

 report- 

 ing. 



Total 

 holdings. 



Per- 

 cent- 

 age of 

 total 

 hold- 

 ings. 



Stor- 

 ages 

 report- 

 ing. 



Total 

 holdings. 



Per- 

 cent- 

 age of 

 total 

 hold- 

 ings. 



New England 



Middle Atlantic 



South Atlantic 



North Central (E) . . . . 

 North Central (W) . . . . 



South Central 



Western (N) 



Num- 

 ber. 

 25 

 124 

 59 

 110 

 84 

 53 

 3 

 2 



Barrels. 



162,225 

 829,538 

 819,765 

 839,207 

 475,639 

 241,836 

 

 41 



Per 

 cent. 



4.8 

 24.7 

 24.3 

 24.9 

 14.1 



7.2 

 

 



Num- 

 ber. 

 19 

 66 

 45 

 79 

 92 

 78 

 39 

 39 



Boxes. 



61,160 



1,071,474 



108,731 



905,508 



749,015 



520,220 



1,171,599 



1,219,736 



Per 

 cent. 



1.0 

 18.4 



1.9 

 15.6 

 12.9 



9.0 

 20.2 

 21.0 



Num- 

 ber. 

 27 



124 

 60 



112 

 92 

 78 

 40 

 41 



Barrels. 



182,612 

 1,186,696 

 856,009 

 1,141,043 

 725,311 

 415,242 

 390,533 

 406,619 



Per 



cent. 



3.4 



22.4 



16.1 



21.5 



13.7 



7.8 



7.4 



Western (S) 



7.7 







Total 



460 



3,368,251 



100.0 



457 



5,807.443 



100.0 



574 



5,304.065 



100.0 



Table 1 shows the boxed apple holdings of January 1 and 

 the barreled apple holdings of December 1 segregated by sec- 

 tions and also the boxed apple holdings of January 1 reduced 

 to barrels and combined with the barreled apple holdings of 

 December 1. This shows a total of 5,304,065 barrels, repre- 

 senting the peak load of the 1917-1918 season and approxi- 

 mately all apples placed in cold storage during the season. 



