Show i l Careless Washing Spreads Disease When Spray Residue Is Not ot Removed From Fruit Storage Rots Result Prepared by the tho United States Statu Department of Agriculture Washing fruit to remove spray residue res res- Idu blue idue Is another of the time newer practices practices tices which add to the market value alue of the product when the Job Is properly proper proper- h ly Iy y done don But ut when carelessly done Cashing may maybe be the thc means of spreading spread tag ing storage rots according to the he Unit Unit- pd td States Department of ot Agriculture Washing Proves Value For the past two years the washing t treatment has hns been used commercially nm and h has s proved Its Its value says sas D D. D F F. fisher of the bureau of plant Industry of Dt the department who Is conducting I In investigations In this phase of fruit i handling Comprehensive studies and und surveys coveri covering g Important shipping points and UnI all the larger marketing centers rs he lie points out have shown conclusively that both In storage and andon andon on the market washed fruit holds bolds up as well or Ietter better than that which Is unwashed and In addition It usually offers otTers a more attractive appearance The principal hazard In washing apples aside from increases In rots due to punctures resulting from extra handling Is s caused by soluble arsenic derived from the spray residue Itself lh This s Injury Is usually localized at time the blossom end end says sars Mr Ir Fisher For this reason he ho ie says varieties characterized char char- by bi a large huge proportion of or open calyx tubes tubes sue such as Jonathan Stayman Stayman Stay Stay- man WInesap and sometimes sometimes some some- times Delicious hoUld should hould be sprayed rather than Immersed In the cleaning clean clean- ing ag solution Other varieties such as Rome nome Beauty WIn WInesap sap Ben Den Davis Arkansas Arcansas Black lack and Yellow v Newtown may may be immersed without danger of ot starting core rots rois Change W Washing Solution The department recommends that the time washing solution be changed after about bushels of apples or the equivalent Jn in other fruits has b been en treated In each cach gallons of ot chemical chemi cat cal solvent so It also advises that fruit be dried as quickly kly as ns possible after atter aftertime the time washing |