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Show j uu ilw COLOR IS GUIDE TO PICKERS Of Villus in Determining Time for Gathering Apples and Tomatoes Pick at Right Time. U'repureil liy the llnlteil States Department Depart-ment of Agriculture.) Color Is of vnhio us it guide to tho picker In determining the time for gathering tipples nml tomatoes. Tho economic result of placing liiininttiro-. tipples In storage Is loss of color. Loss In color also occurs whoa Immature tomatoes !iro processed. In both etiscs the product is nimlo less attractive mid brings, thcrct'orc, lower prices. Immature apples picked when some of the leaf preen Is still present on tins ' ' 1 if U V v i 'J mc c- v.5k Apples Properly Packed. t ('shnded side of the fruit develop in t storage the baked tipple appearance characteristic of sculded fruit. This occurs even when the temperature conditions con-ditions are ideal for properly ripened specimens of the variety. Scalded fruit lotattractive to Uejt''vi- f!e deep red -ov the inarhet. y the proper varie-rly varie-rly handled, r"'o-Ya r"'o-Ya canned product catsup. On the otber ened red tomatoes will jct varying from straw shades of red. The r7,ducer, lioweve', should bear In mind that with many varieties the green color persists to- some extent until the fruit Is too deail- ripe to be marketed wiUiout risk of decay. Soundness, of course, should never be sacrificed to obtain the desired color. The practical grower will do well to familiarize himself with the color of his mature products and take pains to pick them at the proper time if be desires de-sires to place on the market articles with, the most prepossessing appearance. |