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BULLETIN 331, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table VII. — Decay in precooled and nonprecooled prunes, commercially 

 handled, Willamette Valley, season of 1911. 





Time and treatment and extent of 

 decay (percent). 



I Time in iced car. 



On withdrawal. 



Six days after with- 

 drawal. 





Pre- 

 cooled. 



Nonpre- 

 cooled. 



Pre- 

 cooled. 



Nonpre- 

 cooled. 



10 days 



2.7 

 4.2 



4.7 



3.7 

 6.4 

 5.8 



4.8 

 10.8 

 20.1 



8.6 





18.3 



20 days 



19.6 







PRECOOLED 







NON PRECOOLED 



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DAYS IN ICED CA 



f>E/? ce/vr osc/ir 



1 ' J ' 1 ' 1' 10 



iR 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 



|o.t 



ON 



1911 



WITHDRAWAL 



a ) 



■ '» 



4 



DAYS LATER 



1.8 ■ 



|B 2 3 



e 



0AYS LATER 



2.4 gg 



<"» 



ON 



1913 



WITHDRAWAL 



d4 | 



n 1.7 



•4 



DAYS LATER 



.3.0 nu 



fl 3.4 



6" 



DAYS LATER 



S3 ma 



!5 DAYS IN ICED CAR 



1 oz 



ON 



1911 



WITHDRAWAL 



o. i 



| o.e 



■4 



DAYS LATER 



M | 



m** 



6 



DAYS LATER 



a.e ^3 



u 



ON 



1913 



WITHDRAWAL 



ii 



Mil 3.8 



4 



DAYS LATER 



4.s— n 



llllllllllllllllllllllll 76 



6 



DAYS LATER 



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Fig. 8. — Diagram illustrating the percentages of decay in precooled and nonprecooled 

 prunes carefully handled, Salem, Oreg., 1911 and 1913. 



Table VIII. — Decay in precooled and nonprecooled fresh prunes, carefully 

 handled, Willamette Valley, seasons of 1911 and 1913. 





Time factors and extent of decay (per cent). 





Season of 1911. 



Season of 1913. 



Time of inspection. 



Precooled. 



Nonprecooled. 



Precooled. 



Nonprecooled. 





10-day 

 with- 

 drawal. 



15-day 

 with- 

 drawal. 



10-day 

 with- 

 drawal. 



15-day 

 with- 

 drawal. 



10-day 

 with- 

 drawal. 



15-day 

 with- 

 drawal. 



30-day 

 with- 

 drawal. 



15-day 

 with- 

 drawal. 



4 days after with- 



0.1 

 1.8 

 2.9 



0.2 



.6 



2.3 



0.1 

 1.8 

 2.4 



0.1 

 1.1 

 3.6 



0.4 

 1.7 

 3.4 



1.1 



3.8 

 7.6 



0.4 

 3.0 



5.8 



1.2 



4.6 



6 days after with- 



8.7 







