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the most instruotivs character. During the latter half 

 of September the temperature in eastern Hew York average 

 ed about 62 degrees, P, with a htmiidity of 84 degrees. 

 During the first half of October the average tempera- 

 ture was 52 degrees P, and the humidity 82 degrees" 



Rhode Island greening, Tompkins King and Sutton ap- 

 ples picked September the 15, 1902 and stored within 

 three days, were firm till the following March, with no 

 rot or scald. But fruit from the same trees not stoped 

 until two weeks after picking, was badly scalded or de- 

 cayed by the first of January, , Hone of the immediate 

 stored fruit was scalded or deca^'-ed by the first of Feb- 

 ruary, But the delayed Sutton and Rhode Island O-reening 

 were soft and mealy and one- third scalded at that time. 

 While nearly 40 % of the delayed Tompkins King were soft 

 and worthless. The commercial value of these varieties 

 was injixred from40^ to70^ by the delayed storage" 



Apples of these varieties picked from the same trees 

 on October the 5, 1902 and stored immediately were less 

 injured. Also some stored two, weeks later were not so 

 sad as those delayed in September as the temperature was 

 not so high. 



