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ples they are placed on the side in rows 
lengthwise of the bottom (when packed, 
the top) of the box. The boxes are then 
filled the same as with slices. Quarters 
are handled in the same way. 
Figure 3 is a box of fancy evaporated 
apples with cover removed, showing the 
paper lace used for decorative effect. Fig- 
ure 4 is the same box with the paper cov- 
ering entirely removed. 
Cartons are filled by hand, the work 
usually being done on a table of conve- 
nient height. Each package is weighed 
to insure its proper content of fruit. 
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rated Apples with Cover and Paper Lace Re- 
moved. 
The sun-dried fruit, of which quite 
large quantities are handled by some deal- 
ers, is usually packed in sugar barrels. 
This is largely exported. The waste is 
also generally put into barrels, 240 to 250 
pounds net usually filling a barrel. Chops 
are handled in a similar manner. 
Storing the Fruit 
In years of great abundance of apples, 
the evaporated product is likely to ex- 
ceed the immediate demand. While fruit 
that has been well bleached and cured 
can be held for a considerable period of 
time without loss it is by no means im- 
perishable. The color is first to deterio- 
rate. The fruit appears to lose the effect 
of bleaching after a time and turns dark. 
Though it may retain its flavor for a 
long time, its unattractive appearance 
renders it more or less unsalable. 
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 
When it is desired to hold evaporated 
apples from one season to another, re- 
course is had to cold storage. Some sea- 
sons large quantities are handled in this 
way. The temperature at which it is 
stored is usually from 32 degrees to 35 
degrees Fahrenheit, or about the same as 
for fresh fruit. If well bleached and 
properly cured it may be held for a rela- 
tively long period. Four or five years is 
said by commercial handlers to be about 
the usual limit of time before the color 
deteriorates. It is seldom, however, that 
it is desirable to hold the fruit for so 
long a time, H. P. Gourn, 
Assistant Pomologist, Bureau of Plant Industry, 
Washington, D. C., 
Condensed from Bureau of Plant Industry 
Bulletin 291. 
Experiment Stations 
Alabama—College Station, Auburn; J. 
F. Duggar*; Canebrake Station, Union- 
ton; L. H. Moore*; Tuskegee Station, 
Tuskegee Institute; G. W. Carver*, 
Alaska—Sitka; C. C. Georgesonft. 
Arizona—Tucson; R. H. Forbes.* 
Arkansas—Fayetteville; M. Nelson*, 
California—Berkeley; T. F. Hunt*. 
Colorado—Fort Collins; C. P. Gillette*. 
Connecticut—State Station, New Ha- 
ven; Storrs Station, Storrs; E. H. Jen- 
kins*. 
Delaware—Newark; H. Hayward*. 
Florida—Gainesville; P. H. Rolfs*. 
Georgia—Experiment, R. J. H. De- 
Loach*, 
Guam—lIsland of Guam; J. B. Thomp- 
sont. 
Hawaii—-Federal Station, Honolulu; 
E. V. Wilcox}. Sugar Planters Station, 
Honolulu; H. P. Agee*. 
Idaho—Moscow; W. L. Carlyle*, 
Illinois—Urbana; E. Davenport*. 
Indiana—La Fayette; A. Goss*. 
Iowa—Ames; C. F. Curtiss*. 
Kansas—~Manhattan; W. M. Jardine*. 
Kentucky—Lexington; J. H. Kastle*. 
Louisiana — State Station, Baton 
Rouge; Sugar Station, Audubon Park, 
New Orleans; North Louisiana Station, 
Calhoun; W. R. Dodson*. 
Maine—Orono; C. D. Woods*. 
Maryland—College Park; H. J. Patter- 
son*, 
