SHIPMENT OF OKAFGES PROM FLORIDA. 



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The carefully handled fruit arrived in Washington during both seasons with less 

 than 1 per cent of decay, or an average for the two years of 0.6 per cent. The commer- 

 cially picked but carefully packed fruit showed much more decay on arrival, while 

 a still higher percentage of decay had developed in the fruit picked and packed under 

 ordinary commercial conditions. The average percentage of decay which was de- 

 veloped in the carefully picked and packed fruit during a holding period of three 

 weeks was about the same as that shown on arrival by the commercially picked but 

 carefully packed lots. The fruit handled under commercial conditions throughout 



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Fig. 13. — Diagram illustrating the percentage of blue-mold decay in carefully handled and com- 

 mercially handled oranges on arrival in Washington and after holding for three weeks; average of 

 all inspections, 1910-11 and 1011-12. 



had developed more than twice as much decay by the first inspection as occurred 

 in the carefully picked and packed fruit at the end of three weeks. The latter boxes, 

 with 2.1 per cent of decay, were still in good marketable condition after holding for 

 three weeks under ordinary market conditions, but the conunercially handled fruit 

 had developed 5.5 per cent of decay on arrival, which was increased to 14.2 per cent at 

 the end of three weeks. 



Table XIII. — Bhie-mold decay in oranges carefully handled and commercially handled, on 

 arrival in Washington and after holding for three weeks; summary of the results of the 

 two seasons' work, 1910-11 and 1911-12.^ 



Time of examination. 



Careful 



pick and 



pack. 



Commercial 



pick and 



careful 



pack. 



Commercial 



pick and 



pack. 



On arrival 



Per cent. 

 0.6 

 1.0 

 1.5 



2.1 



Per cent. 

 2.0 

 3.3 



4.5 



5.8 



Per cent. 

 5.5 



After 1 week 



8.8 



After 2 weeks 



11.8 



After 3 weeks 



14.2 







1 From 79 comparable shipments made in 1910-11 and 65 comparable shipments made in 1911-12. 



