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BULLETIN 579, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 
Table XIY. — Keeping quality of celery, as indicated by the average percentage 
of stalks of the different grades found in the several types of crates stored 
at different heights in the storage room, for two lots, at Hornell and William- 
son, N. Y., respectively, in 191^-15. 
Grades of two lots (per cent). 
Tier and type of crate. 
Sound. 
SUghtly 
decayed. 
Badly 
decaye'd. 
Worth- 
less. 
First (bottom): 
Standard 
Partition 
16-inch 
14-inch 
64.9 
96.7 
79^6 
56.7 
69.6 
71.7 
74.0 
50.0 
74.0 
77.0 
82.3 
38.9 
59.5 
69.4 
78. 1 
6.2 
50.4 
67.3 
S3. 1 
30.0 
3.3 
17.6 
16.5 
34.6 
21.6 
23.0 
18.0 
43.2 
24.4 
20.2 
11.4 
53.7 
37.4 
28.6 
21.9 
63.0 
41.3 
29.9 
16.8 
2.6 

2.8 
1.9 
7.2 
2.6 

1.8 
1 9 
Second: 
Standard 
1.3 
Partition 
5.6 3 2 
16-inch 
3.5 1 8 
14-inch 
6.0 
Third: 
Standard 
6.2 
.76 
1.8 
4.1 
6.2 
3.0 
2.0 

29.0 
8.4 
2.8 

"Partition 
76 
16-inch. 
.9 
14-inch 
*> 1 
Fourth: 
Standard 
1.2 
Partition 

16-inch 

14-inch 

Fifth (top): 
Standard 
1.2 
Partition 

16-inch 
o 
14-inch 

Table XT. — Keeping quality of celery, as indicated by the average percentage 
of stalks of the different grades found at different heights in the storage 
room when stored in the several types of crates, for two lots, at Hornell and 
-15. 
Type of crate and tier. 
Grades of two lots (per cent). 
*"**■ ra. 
Badly 
decaved. 
Worth- 
Standard: 
First Cbottom) . . 
Second 
Third 
Fourth 
Fifth (top; 
Partition: 
First (bottom) . . 
Second 
Third 
Fourth 
Filth (top) 
16-inch: 
First (bottom) . . 
Second 
Third 
Fourth 
Fifth (top) 
14-inch: 
First (bottom) . . 
Second 
Third 
Fourth 
Fifth (top) 
9 
30.0 
7 
34.6 

43.2 
H 
53.7 
2 
63.0 
7 
3.3 
n 
21.6 

24.4 
5 
37.4 
4 
41.3 
7 
17.6 
7 
23.0 

20.2 
4 
28.6 
3 
29.9 
fi 
16.5 

18.0 
3 
11.4 
1 
21.9 
1 
16. S 
2.6 
7. 2 
6.2 
6.2 
29.0 

5.6 
. 76 
3.0 
S.4 
2.8 
3.5 
1.8 
2.0 
2.S 
1.9 
6.0 
4.1 


2.6 
1.3 
.6 
1.2 
1.2 

3.2 
.76 


1.8 
1.8 
.9 


1.9 
2.0 
2.1 


An examination of Table XV shows that the greatest difference in 
the keeping quality of celery between the top and bottom tiers was 
