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BULLETIN 331, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table VII. — Decay in precooled and nonprecooled prunes, commercially 
handled, Willamette Valley, season of 1911. 
Time and treatment and extent of 
decay (per cent). 
Time in iced car. 
On withdrawal. 
Six days after with- 
drawal. 
Pre- 
cooled. 
Nonpre- 
cooled. 
Pre- 
cooled. 
Nonpre- 
cooled. 
10 days 
2.7 
4.2 
4.7 
3.7 
6.4 
5.8 
4.8 
10.8 
20.1 
8.6 
15 days 
18.3 
20 days 
19.6 
PRECOOLED 
NON PRECOOLED 
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WITHDRAWAL 
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4 
DAYS LATER 
1.8 ■ 
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OAYS LATER 
24 B 
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ON 
1913 
WITHDRAWAL 
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A 
DAYS LATER 
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6 
OAYS LATER 
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15 DAYS IN ICED CAR 
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ON 
1311 
WITHDRAWAL 
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DAYS LATER 
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6 
DAYS LATER 
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ON 
1913 
WITHDRAWAL 
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A 
DAYS LATER 
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6 
DAYS LATER 
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Fig. 8. — Diagram illustrating the percentages of decay in precooled and nonprecooled 
prunes carefully handled, Salem, Oreg., 1911 and 1913. 
Table YIII. — Decay in precooled and nonprecooled fresh prunes, carefully 
handled, Willamette Valley, seasons of 1911 and 1913. 
Time factors and extent of decay (per cent). 
Season of 1911. 
Season of 1913. 
Time of inspection. 
Precooled. 
Nonprecooled. 
Precooled. 
Nonprecooled. 
10-day 
with- 
drawal. 
15-day 
with- 
drawal. 
10-day 
with- 
drawal. 
15-day 
with- 
drawal. 
10-day 
with- 
drawal. 
1.5-day 
with- 
drawal. 
10-day 
with- 
drawal. 
15-day 
with- 
drawal. 
On withdrawal 
4 days after with- 
drawal 
0.1 
1.8 
2.9 
0.2 
.6 
2.3 
0.1 
1.8 
2.4 
0.1 
1.1 
3.6 
0.4 
1.7 
3.4 
1.1 
3.8 
7.6 
0.4 
3.0 
5.8 
1.2 
4.6 
6 days after with- 
8.7 
