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in good condition. In other words, the more successfully and 
promptly the ripening processes of an apple are retarded the longer 
it will remain in good condition in and out of storage. If, however, 
the fruit is allowed to remain in cold storage until overripe, it will 
naturally break down very rapidly when withdrawn. 
In this connection attention is called to Table IV. It will be seen 
that the amount of decay which developed during the 10-day holding 
period after withdrawal from storage was in nearly all cases much 
greater in the fruit stored at 35° F. than in that from 32° F, 
LOCAL VERSUS DISTANT STORAGE OF NORTHWESTERN APPLES. 
There is considerable discussion as to whether storage in producing 
sections is preferable to storage of northwestern fruit in the Middle 
West and East. While there are good arguments in favor of both 
systems, at present local storage space is not available for as much as 
half of the normal apple preduction of these States. Even if there 
should ever come a time when adequate facilities for the home storage 
of the entire crop are available, it would probably be desirable to 
store a certain percentage of the crop nearer the consuming centers. 
It therefore seems practically certain that the growers of north- 
western apples will utilize, at least for some time to come, both home 
and eastern storage. 
Where apples are stored at points of production in the Northwest, 
full and due allowance should be made for the time required for 
shipment to eastern markets and for distribution to the consumers. 
In most cases it will not be practicable to hold any variety at produc- 
ing points the full and normal storage period for the variety. Such 
practices will generally only result in very serious losses from de- 
terioration and decay. Obviously, if a variety has already been held 
in storage for the maximum period during which it will normally re- 
main in good condition, it can not successfully be transshipped several 
thousand miles and be delivered in good condition. The different 
varieties should be withdrawn from storage early enough before the 
end of their normal storage seasons to permit shipment and distribu- 
tion while in good attractive condition. 
In transferring from warehouse to car, care should be taken not to 
expose the fruit to much higher temperatures than that at which it 
was held. When shipped during extremely cold weather every pre- 
caution should be exercised to secure such equipment and to take such 
precautions as are practicable to protect the apples from freezing in 
transit. In the shipment of apples that have been held in storage for 
a considerable period the maintenance of uniformly low temperatures 
above freezing is of especial importance. The rate of development 
of scald decay and other storage troubles after withdrawal from 
