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PRELIMINARY COLD STORAGE STUDIES. 



Tabulation of data furnished by warehousemen — Continued. 



(A) ANIMAL PRODUCTS— Continued. 



OYSTERS. 



Length ox time in 



storage. 



Number of firms 

 averaging this 

 time. 



Temperature at 



which held. 



Number of firms 

 averaging this 

 temperature. 



Weeks. 

 One 



Four. 

 Three. 



One. 

 One. 



Below 0. . . 



°F. 







Two 



Oto 9... 

 10 to 24 .. 

 25 to 31... 

 31 to 40... 

 Over 40. .. 







One. 



Three 



One. 





Three 



Five 





Six 





Seven 











Eight 



More than eight 







Average maximum time days. . 50 



Average minimum time do" 14 



Average usual time do 29 



Average temperature ° F . . 27. 6 



Remarks. — One Alaska firm keeps oysters a much longer period than any firm in 

 this country. 



POULTRY (DRAWN ). 



Length of time in storage. 



Number of firms 

 averaging this 

 time. 



Temperature at which held. 



Number of firms 

 averaging this 

 temperature. 



Months. 

 One 



Two. 



Four. 



Four. 



Three. 



Two. 



One. 



One. 



°F. 

 Below 



One. 



Two 



to 9 





Three 



10 to 24 





Four 



25 to 31 



Two. 



Five 



32 to 40 . 



Two. 





Over 40 . . 





Seven 







Eight 





More than eight 









Average maximum time days. . 219 



Average rriinimum time do" 34 



Average usual time do 112 



Average temperature °F. . 12. 4 



Remarks. — Several firms who handle undrawn poultry state that they do not 

 handle drawn poultry, and one firm says experience has taught them that the undrawn 

 keeps better than the drawn. 



POULTRY (UNDRAWN). 



Length of time in 



storage. 



Number of firms 

 averaging this 

 time. 



Temperature at which held. 



Number of firms 

 averaging this 

 temperature. 



One 



Months. 





Two. 



Four. 



Three. 



Nine. 



Four. 



Four. 



One. 



One. 



Two. 



°F. 



Below 



Oto 9 



10 to 24 



25 to 31 





Two 



Three... 

 Four. . . 



n eight 





Nine. 



Sixteen. 



Two. 



Five 



Six 



32 to 40 



Over 40 



Two. 



Seven... 

 Eight... 

 More tha 







Average maximum time days. . 256 



Average minimum time do 32 



Average usual time do 131 



Average temperature °F. . 11. 7 



Remarks. — In answer to the question: Is the poultry in your house usually drawn 

 or undrawn, seven firms replied "drawn" and twenty-six "undrawn." Sixteen of 

 the latter stated that it was always undrawn. Three answered that they stored both, 

 without stating any preference. 



