41 



HOW TOAPPED, DATE? i GOOD? i BAD. 



Leaves, I2/l8/07, .... 78, 22 



UO wrapping,.. " " " y ... 60, 40 



So at this examination we see that those wrapped in 

 double wax paper and common wrapping paper were keeping 

 the best. However, those in singij-e wax and tissue paper 

 were a close second. Those that were wrapped in leaves 

 and the lot that had no wrapping at all, I could hardly 

 say that any of them were perfect. In case of the leave 

 they all had more or less mould on them which rendered 

 them unfit for market and those that had no wrapping at 

 all, tho«ft tliat were not entirely decayed had more or 

 less spots on them that would render them imdesirable 

 for marketing purposes. However, they were all put away 

 for another months trial. 



On the 18th, day of Jan\iary, 1908, the next and fi- 

 nal examination of the pears were made for some of them 

 were getting in such poor condition at this time that it 

 was impossible to carry the experiment any further. How- 

 ever, some of the pears were in perfect condition as the 

 table below will s^ow. And again there is a great dif- 

 ference in results of the different wraps. The fruit at 



