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PRELIMINARY COLD STORAGE STUDIES. 



Tabulation of data furnished by warehousemen — Continued. 



(C) MISCELLANEOUS— Continued. 



NUTS. 



Number of firms 

 Length of time in storage. averaging this 

 time. 



Temperature at which held. 



Number of firms 

 averaging this 

 temperature. 



Months. 

 One 



One. 



Below 





Two 



Oto 9 





Three 



10 to 24 







25 to 31 



One. 



Five 



One. 



32 to 40 



Two. 





Over 40 





Seven 



Eight 



More than eight 



One. 







Average maximum time. 

 Average minimum time . 



Average usual time 



Average temperature 



.days.. 180 

 .do.... 30 



.do 155 



..°F.. 31.6 



MOLASSES. 



Length of time in storage. 



Number of firms 

 averaging this 

 time. 



Temperature at which held. 



Number of firms 

 averaging this 

 temperature. 



Months. 

 One 



One. 

 One. 



Two. 



°F. 



Below 



to 9 



10 to 24 





Two 



Three. 





Four 



25 to 31 





Five 



32 to 40 



Two. 



Six 



Over 40 





Seven 



Eight. 



More than eight 







Average maximum time days.. 180 



Average minimum time do 60 



Average usual time do 150 



Average temperature °F. . 34. 5 



DRIED FRUITS. 



Length of time in 



storage. 



Number of firms 

 averaging this 

 time. 



Temperature at 



which held. 



Number of firms 

 averaging this 

 temperature. 



One 



Two 



Months. 





One. 

 Two. 

 One. 

 Two. 



Below 0.. 

 Oto 9... 



°F. 







Three 



10 to 24... 









Four 



25 to 31... 

 32 to 34 . . 







One. 



Three. 



Six 



Seven 



eight 





35 to 40... 

 Over 40... 







j Two. 



Eight 



More than 











Average maximum time days. . 180 



Average minimum time do". ... 30 



Average usual time do 140 



Average temperature °F. . 33. 3 



PRODUCTS REPORTED BY ONE FIRM ONLY. 



Rabbits: 



Minimum time of storage, 1 week. 



Maximum time of storage, 2 months. 



Usual time of storage, 2 weeks. 



Temperature of storage, short storage, 32° F.; long, 17° F. 



