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is left in the orchard in warm weather in piles or in 

 packages, if it is delayed in cars or on a railroad sid- 

 ing in transit or if it is put in packages which retain 

 heat for a long time, it continues to ripen and is con- 

 siderably nearer the end of its life history when it 

 reaches the storage house than would otherwise lae the 

 case. The influence in delay in reaching the storage 

 house will therefore vary with the season, with the va- 

 riety and with the conditions which surroxind the fruit 

 at this time, A delay of a few days with the quick ri- 

 pening Bartlett, in sultry weather, might cause the ±es± 

 fruit to soften or even decay before it reached the stoii. 

 age house, though a similar delay in clear cooler weath- 

 er would he less hurtful, A delay of a like period in 

 storing the slow ripening Keiffer would be less inju- 

 rious although they are hurt by the delay which I will 

 show later. 



At the Experiment Station of South ^I/hales they have 



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been carrying on some e3cperiments along this line and 

 from their repoct I draw the following remarks. Prom 

 experiments with Bartlett and Keiffer pears it was found 

 that the Bartlett, if properly packed kept in prime con- 

 dition in cold storage for six weeks, provided they were 



