FRUIT STORAGE III 



now available, it cannot be regarded as infallible, or 

 as more than approximately correct. 



APPROXIMATE TEMPERATURES FOR STORING FRUITS 

 AND VEGETABLES 



Different varieties, however, even of the same 

 class of fruits, often require different temperatures 

 for best results. Judge Wellhouse writes me, saying : 

 "We have found that different varieties require a 

 different temperature, but just what temperature is 

 best for each variety we have yet to learn. Jona- 

 than requires a much higher temperature than Ben 

 Davis. From the experience we have had I should 

 say that forty degrees would be near the mark for 

 Jonathan, and thirty-two to thirty-three degrees for 

 Ben Davis." 



Some varieties are characterized by better keeping 

 quality than others. This quality belongs to the 

 variety, just as much as color, or form, or flavor. In 

 an experiment made by the Canadian Experimental 

 Farms, in which several varieties of apples were stored 

 till May 28th, the order of superiority in keeping qual- 

 ity was as shown below. The figures give percentages 



