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than if thej'- are previously stored, unoovored in a dus- 

 ty barn or a mouldy cellar/ The "barrels themselves are 

 liable to be sources of infection unless they are tYio^r 

 oughly cleaned. Heat and moisture favor the develop- 

 j|ent of rot producing:; fungi, hence the advisability of 

 storing in a cool, dry place. So we see it is impos- 

 sible to be too particular with our fruit when stor- 

 ing it. 



What was said concerning the gathering, immediate 

 storage, Liaturity, type of package etc, of the pears 

 will apply as well to the apples and in view of this 

 fact it will be useless to go into the details of these 

 topics again, 



i!Tn:.uE]ircE of a wrapper. 



During the winter of 1907 - 08, I took samples of 

 six varieties of apples and wrapped them the same ';?ay 

 as I did the pears to see if there was any difference 

 in the efficiency of the different wrappers in retain- 

 ing the quality of the fruit. The varieties that I 

 had under observation were Greening, Baldwin, Spitzen- 

 burg, Rambo , Bellf lower and one unknown . These 



