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f erence of about 6 degrees even between northern and southern Ohio 

 or northern and southern Indiana. From Part II it will be recalled 

 that apples at 50° soften fully twice as fast as apples at 10°, so this 



difference in temperature will make a marked difference in the 

 keeping quality of apples in common storage. 



In the Pacific Northwest wide variations in temperature exist 

 within relatively narrow limits because. of abrupt changes in the 

 topography of the country and of the marked influence of coast 



