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No fruit should ever be placed in storage that has not been 

 thoroughly sprayed. In rare instances unsprayed fruit may 

 look as well as the sprayed product, but experience has shown 

 that it never keeps as well. Proper spraying affects the fruit 

 so thoroughly that it has great resistance to external bacteria. 

 Storage in bulk should not be attempted if it is possible to 

 avoid it. If conditions make it necessary to store in bulk 

 just care must be exercised to get the bins of not too large a 

 size and separated by spaces for air circulation. It is possible 

 to keep good hard fruit of some winter varieties in bins if 

 these receptacles be not over 2 by 3 feet high and as long as 

 may be convenient. 



A dark storage is very necessary. The presence of light 

 hastens the ripening even if the temperature is kept low, and 

 in some cases impairs the flavor of the fruit. 



The chief advantages of good storage facilities, looking at 

 the problem from the standpoint of the grower, are, first, that 

 it makes him independent of the commercial buyer. If , the 

 buyer knows the grower has no satisfactory place to store . 

 his apples he will naturally lower the price that he offers for 

 the fruit. On the other hand, if the fruit buyer realizes that 

 the apples are safe and can be held successfully he will be more 

 inclined to pay the grower a fair price for his crop. Good 

 storage facilities in fact put the transaction on a plane of 

 equality for both the grower and the buyer. This comfort- 

 able feeling of independence on the part of the grower is often 

 worth to him all that a storage cellar will cost. 



Second, good storage facilities will keep the fruit in better 

 condition, and in consequence make it sell for more when it is 

 disposed of. 



Third, the ultimate consumer, who is the final judge, will be 

 much better pleased with fruit coming from good storage and 

 will be more apt to want another barrel. It is a well-known 

 fact in the business world that the profit in merchandizing 

 comes from the repeat orders. 



Fourth, good storage delays the iparketing of the fruit and 

 in this way improves the price. Baldwins, for example, sell 

 for more in December than they do at picking time in October. 

 They also sell for more in March or April than they do in De- 



