Show FRUITS FROZEN IN TRANSIT enormous losses caused annually by 9 products Pro dult freezing while in hands hand of railroads railroad losses are caused annually because large quantities of fruits and liege tables are frozen in transit last winter shippers of apples in three oregon washington and idaho filed claims against railroads amounting to over to cover losses from freezing to assist to in reducing such losses the bureau of markets united suites states department of agriculture ri liis altis distributed ai widely as possible information relative to the p ruper proper rieth of loading and heating both refrigerator and ordinary box boi cars lo bently as a result of investigations the bureau has practically completed tile die design for heating equipment fr for use in connect connection lon with the united states stales standard refrigerator car the for which were drawn up tip in this bureau experiments have shown that a refrigerator car equipped alth with tills heating s system will protect fruits and vegetables from freezing even at a temperature lempera tempera tuie of 40 degrees helow below zero service tests to adopt this benting system to practical everyday every day conditions will be carried on lon this winter |