SHIPMENT OF ORANGES FROM FLORIDA. 
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The carefully handled fruit arrived in Washington during both seasons with less 
than 1 per cent of decay, or an average for the two years of 0.6 per cent. The commer- 
cially picked but carefully packed fruit showed much more decay on arrival, while 
a still higher percentage of decay had developed in the fruit picked and packed under 
ordinary commercial conditions. The average percentage of decay which was de- 
veloped in the carefully picked and packed fruit during a holding period of three 
weeks was about the same as that shown on arrival by the commercially picked but 
carefully packed lots. The fruit handled under commercial conditions throughout 
Fig. 13. — Diagram illustrating the percentage of blue-mold decay in carefully handled and com- 
mercially handled oranges on arrival in Washington and after holding for three weeks; average of 
all inspections, 1910-11 and 1911-12. 
had developed more than twice as much decay by the first inspection as occurred 
in the carefully picked and packed fruit at the end of three weeks. The latter boxes, 
with 2.1 per cent of decay, were still in good marketable condition after holding for 
three weeks under ordinary market conditions, but the commercially handled fruit 
had developed 5.5 per cent of decay on arrival, which was increased to 14.2 per cent at 
the end of three weeks. 
Table XIII. — Blue-mold decay in oranges carefully handled and commercially handled, on 
arrival in Washington and after holding for three weeks; summary of the results of the 
two seasons' work, 1910-11 and 1911-12} 
Time of examination. 
Careful 
pick and 
pack. 
Commercial 
pick and 
careful 
pack. 
Commercial 
pick and 
pack. 
On arrival 
Per cent. 
0.6 
1.0 
1.5 
2.1 
Per cent. 
2.0 
3.3 
4.5 
5.8 
Per cent. 
5.5 
After 1 week 
8.8 
After 2 weeks 
11.8 
After 3 weeks 
14.2 
i From 79 comparable shipments made in 1910-11 and 65 comparable shipments made in 1911-12. 
