182 PROCEEDINGS OF THIRTY-SIXTH FRUIT-GROWERS ' CONVENTION. 



TABLE 1. 



Results of 1 folding Table Grapes in Cold Storage (32 degrees). 1908. 





Pack 

 Coram 

 Cra 



3d in 

 erciftl 



Packed with 

 Coarse Cork 

 Filler. 



Parked with 

 Fine Cork 

 Filler. 



Packed with 

 Redwood 

 Sawdust. 



o Per 

 Cent 

 Deteri- 

 oration 

 After 



1.) Pel" 



Cent 

 Deteri- 

 oration 



After 



5 Per 

 Cent 

 Deteri- 

 oration 

 After 



15 Per 

 Cent 

 Deteri- 

 ration 

 After 



5 Per 

 Cent 

 Deteri- 

 oration 

 After 



15 Per 

 Cent 

 Deteri- 

 oration 

 After 



5 Per 

 Cent 



Deteri- 

 oration 



After 



15 Per 

 Cent 

 Deteri- 

 oration 

 After 



Tulare varieties : 



Almeria (Ojanez) 



Cornichon _ __ •_ 



Days. 



Days. 

 110 



Days 

 105 

 80 

 80 

 45 



Day 8. 

 121 



92 

 100 



60 



Days. 

 120 

 70 

 80 

 55 

 60 

 60 

 60 



55 

 50 

 60 

 60 



i-r 



to 

 80 

 75 



55 



30 



40 



70 

 60 



Days. 



175 

 95 



105 

 80 

 75 

 85 

 90 



75 

 65 

 90 

 70 



100 

 105 



85 



65 



45 



55 



85 

 90 



Days. 

 155 



85 



Days. 

 250 

 125 



Ferrara . _ - 



35 



45 



Flame Tokay __ . 







Huasco 







90 

 80 

 80 



105 

 105 

 110 



Malaga __ 







80 

 50 



55 



100 



75 



70 



Perruno ___ __ _ 



Pizzutella-- 



Earlv picking 



45 



40 



20 



5 



30 



50 



60 

 40 

 15 

 65 



Late picking . _ _ 



65 

 45 

 75 



90 

 80 

 100 



Verdal 



Muscat _ 



Lodi varieties : 

 Cornichon _ - 



65 



55 



90 

 75 



Emperor. . 



Ferrera 



35 



60 



55 . 



65 



120 



180 



Flame Tokay— 



ftfi r. rl a' <rn 1 















Flame Tokay- 

 Sandy soil, late pick- 

 ing*. 















Flame Tokay — 

 Sandy soil, late pick- 

 ing 















Flame Tokay — 

 Black lands, late 

 picking __ 















Verdal ______ . 

















1 











The limits given in the table are more or less arbitrary, but the 

 experience gained in the four seasons' investigations show them to be 

 both fair and conservative. It has been found from the examination 

 of a very large number of grape packages that up to 5 per cent 

 deterioration would be considered commercially sound, and decay to 

 this extent would not be noticed on the market unless it is all at or 

 near the top of the package. Between 5 per cent and 10 per cent 

 would be noticeable and would detract from the market value of the 

 fruit, while 15 per cent or over could hardly be disposed of except 

 at a heavy discount. The 15 per cent date is, therefore, given as the 

 extreme limit of the market ableness of the fruit. The range of days 

 between the 5 per cent and 15 per cent limits gives a very good idea 

 of the rate of deterioration, which varies considerably with different 

 varieties and with different packing materials. As a general rule, the 

 range is shortest in the crates without a filler and greatest in the red- 

 wood sawdust packs. 



The grapes were picked when their appearance indicated full matur- 

 ity without overripeness. and this naturally differs with different varie- 

 ties. It is difficult to. determine the exact time when grapes are ripe. 

 In our experiments color, sweetness, and firmness were used as the 



