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penness or have been grown or liandlecL differently, or 

 Tary in other respects, these differences may be expect- 

 ed to appear as the fruit ripens slowly in the low tem- 

 peratiire. If the fruit is already overripe, the low tem- 

 perature cannot prevent its deterioration sooner than 

 would be the case with apples of the same variety that 

 were in a less mature condition. If the fruit has been 

 bruised, or is covered with rot spores the low temper- 

 ature may retard but cannot prevent its premature decay* 

 If there are inherent differences in the apples due to 

 the character of the soil, the altitude and to inciden- 

 tal features of orchard management, or variations due 

 to methods of picking, packing and shipping the low tem- 

 perature must not be e3q)ected to obliterate them, but 

 rather to retard while not preventing their normal de- 

 velopment," 



In general it is the function of the cold storage 

 house to furnish a imiform temperature of the desired de- 

 gree of cold through its compart;|ients during the stor- 

 age season. The warehouses are expected to be managed 

 in other respects so that the deterioration of the fruit 

 or any other injury may not be reasonably attributed to 

 a poorly constructed and installed plant, or to its neg- 

 ligent or improper management. The warehouseman does 

 not insure the fruit "against natural deterioration, he 



