88 MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 
well as in weight. This is one of the factors which 
causes slack packs resulting in badly bruised or injured 
fruit. 
Kinds of Fruit Storage——The most common and the 
oldest means of storing fruit, was a cellar under a resi- 
dence. This is permissible when storing for family use, 
Brick, Hollow Tile: 
Stone or Concrele, 
One inch slips, 
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Fig. 77—A SMALL FARM STORAGE CELLAR, OR “DUG-OUT” 
but for commercial purposes, it needs to be discouraged. 
Most cellars in the Northern states are more or less 
damp, they are not well ventilated, temperature cannot 
be properly controlled, and as a result, the fruit does 
not keep well and, upon decaying, endangers the health 
of the occupants of the resident above. The more im- 
