BN-7909 



Figure 3. --Four-bag layer of 36-pound master fiber- 

 board box of apples containing twelve 3-pound 

 plastic film bags in three layers of four cells 

 with one bag to a cell. 



During the movement of apples from controlled-atmosphere storage ware- 

 houses in April and May 1958, the commodity temperatures in one box from the 

 center and from the side of the bottom, middle, and top layers in six or seven 

 stacks of two test loads were checked at origin. These boxes were appropriate- 

 ly marked so the commodity temperatures could be taken at destination. 



EVALUATION OF LOADING AND RELATED HANDLING METHODS 



Extent of Container Damage and Fruit Bruising 



The container damage occurring in the 21 test loads from Maine and 

 Massachusetts, analyzed in table 1, is based on inspections at the Florida 

 destinations by personnel of the Transportation and Facilities Branch. 



The 13 test loads from regular storage had a total of 247 damaged boxes 

 or an average of 19 boxes per load. The damage for the 13 loads amounted to 

 2.7 percent of the total 9,242 boxes. 



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