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GROWING STRAWBERRIES 



necessary, depending upon the time in transit. The crates 

 must be well braced and arranged to permit free air circu- 

 lation. 



Shipments in less than carlots to distant markets are made 

 from the West and South in hea\y refrigerator boxes holding 

 64 to 80 quarts. These are known as pony refrigerators and 

 are returned to the shipper. The ice compartments are filled 

 before shipping. 



The strawberry may be held for a short time in cold storage 

 — apparently as long as a week or ten days if only firm berries 



(TT. F. Allen Co.) 



Fig. 193. This crate of berries will sell at the top price in any market. 



are used, and if they are rushed to storage immediately after 

 picking. The proper holding temperature is 30° to 32° F. The 

 holding time is not long, but it may carry the fruit past a 

 glutted market. 



For use by preserv^ers, as crushed fruit and syrups for soda 

 fountains, the uncooked berries, hulled, washed, and treated 

 with sugar, are held in casks in cold storage at a temperature 

 of 30° F. or lower. Consult 'Trozen Fruit," page 148, for 

 further information on modern methods of freezing. 



Yields, • Yields of fruit vary greatly, depending on the 



