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CHAPTER, rV 



lEmUEUCE OF THE DELAY OP STORAGE AlTD THE 

 TYPE OP PACKAGE, 



We have seen that the removal of the fruit from the 

 tree hastens the ripening. As soon as the growth is 

 stopped by picking the fruit matures more rapidly than 

 it does when growing on the tree and maturing at the 

 same time. The rapidity of the ripening increases as 

 the temperature rises and it is checked by a lower tem- 

 perature. Any condition in the management of the fruit 

 that causes it to ripen after, it is picked brings it 

 just so much nearer the end of its life, whether it is 

 stored in common storage or in cold storage, while treat 

 ment that checks the ripening to the greatest possible 

 degree prolongs it. So in view of this fact it is ev- 

 ident that the keeping qxxality of an3'- fruit will be in- 

 jiired by a delay between the orchard and the storage 

 house of which I will show later on in case of some 

 pears that come under lay observation last fall. If the 

 apples or pears are exposed in piles in the orchard, or 

 are kept in hot , close buildings where the air cannot 

 be easily removed from the pile, or if the fruit is put 



