| Show u Apple Storage The Tile proper function of cold storage is to retard the ripening process of the fruit and the development development de de- de- de of decayed organisms organism and skin blemishes The first responsibility for the keeping Quality of his fruit rests with the grower since it is his growing growing grow grow- growing ing and handling handling- methods that largely determine its vitality freedom from disease and general general general gen gen- eral condition when stored Cold storage is not a remedy ora or ora ora a restorative for poorly developed develop develop- ed weak imperfect fruit but is the tile most effective method of of quality flavor and appearance possessed by the fruit at time of picking The first step in successful I cold storage e of apples apples' has been found to lie in the the practise e of f j such cultural spraying and und pruning methods as insure production production production pro pro- of sound healthy well weB i colored fruit free from disease E Assuming this as the first s requisite the tile factors have ben found to most influence the keeping of the fruit and nd furnish best conditions for 5 l long storage 1 Proper maturity at time of picking 2 Care in handling oper oper- 3 Prompt storage after pick pick- ing 4 A proper propel storage tempera tempera- ture tune Care in all handling operations is the second important requisite of successful storage A class of f fungi of which the common blue mold is an example are known n to be unable to attack t md ind cam p decay of healthy uninjured un iiii- injured i fruit In spite nf this fact very serious serIOUS rots both in I storage and in transit to market are the work of fungi of this I type and the largest contributory contributory I I tory cause in all cases is bruising lor or skin breaking suffered by the fruit in the picking and packing operations Microscopic 1 bruises and breaks in th the thu skin are arc large enough to afford entrance to the spores of these fungi and the necessity for the utmost care in ip all operations connected with the handling of the fruit to avoid bruising and mechanical injuries is more urgent than most growers growers grow grow- growers ers realize There is a marked difference in condition between fruit stored promptly after picking say not more than two days later and otherwise comparable lots of which the storage is delayed ten days or two weeks Such delay is especially injurious during luring a period of warm humid weather 31 to 32 degrees F. F is th standard storage temperature for apples and this has been found to be the best for long keeping of the fruit Higher temperatures penn permit it the ripening ripening ripen ripen- ing i ng o of the fruit to advance more rapidly than at 31 to 32 degrees F. F with the result that the fruit at these temperatures reached the end of its storage l life ife much sooner |
