Show 0 OT ba 0 aa WASHING APPLES NOT INJURIOUS keeping Qua qualities litie s of fruit not affected by acid washing apples in weak hydro acid solutions does not affect the keeping qualities of the fruit when properly handled nor does the use of disinfectants disinfect ants in the solution prevent 1 or de decrease arease the amount of decay according to ferris M green deputy state horticulturist who has just issued a bulletin on the results of a series of storage tests which he has conducted with fruit from the colorado agricultural college farm complaints from shippers that they suffered excessive losses last fall from decay in apples wa washed in acid solution caused these thesa tests to be made six different lots of fruit were used divided according io to whether they were washed or unwashed placed in common or cold storage treated with disinfectants disinfect ants or packed dry or wet the act of washing apples in acid solution at the strengths recommended by authorities does not in itself cause ir jury this statement Is based on results from carefully controlled storage tests and observations on over boxes of apples held in common storage for from 20 to 00 60 days and from reports on nine cars of apples shipped east easi all the more important varieties were used in these tests like all other operations to which fruit Is subjected during harvesting and packing injury can occur during the washing process in many cases however washing Is blamed for in jury that has occurred in picking and handling bundling previous to washing packing the fruit when carrying a small amount of moisture says mr green does not cause or increase decay if it Is stored under good ventilation ti lation and at low tempera temperatures temperature tur es of course if contamination has been excessive before washing decay must naturally be expected injury Is due mostly to overripe over ripe fruit continued mr green to rough handling contamination of acid solution froma bronil decayed apples delay in washing and the resultant use of excessively i ces strong ac add ld solutions failure to rinse thoroughly lack of frequent changing of add acid solution and the subsequent accumulation of free arsenic failure to store promptly and too high temperatures in cars under standard ventilation with early fall shipments mr air greens bulletin Is number of the colorado experiment station series and may be obtained by writing to the agricultural college at fort collins coiling it gives information on malting making tipple apple washing machines and all the latest suggestions for operation |