. The Grimsby precooling and experimental fruit storage warehouse [microform]. Fruits; Fruits; Fruit; Fruit. 9 Loadint; U done by trained men according to methods that are approved by experience. For distant shipments tho cars art' provided witli slatted floors. The purposes of these temporary floors are to hold the load of fruit up off the floor bo as to allow the cold air to circulate from the ice bunkers towards the centre of the car and lip through the load of fruit, and to raise the packages of fruit out of danger of wet should meltage flow from the ice bunkers over tlic car floor. After
. The Grimsby precooling and experimental fruit storage warehouse [microform]. Fruits; Fruits; Fruit; Fruit. 9 Loadint; U done by trained men according to methods that are approved by experience. For distant shipments tho cars art' provided witli slatted floors. The purposes of these temporary floors are to hold the load of fruit up off the floor bo as to allow the cold air to circulate from the ice bunkers towards the centre of the car and lip through the load of fruit, and to raise the packages of fruit out of danger of wet should meltage flow from the ice bunkers over tlic car floor. After loading, the pack- ngeb are securely braced, which goes a long way to insure the arrival of the fruit in good condition. The cracks about the doors are sealed with a good grade of sulphite paper. RECORDS OF TEMPERATURES IN TRANSIT. In special shipments, or in ordinar; shipments where the shippers especially desire it, a thermograph (recording thermometer) is placed in the car, and continuous records are thereby obtained of the temperature of the interior of the refrigerator car from the. Thennograph with covt-r rai»e<l. time it leaves the precooling plant until it arrives at its destination. This is very important, for it gives useful information as to the temperature conditions to which shipments are subjected, while at the same time it makes a record as to the despatch of the car. RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS COVERING TWO YEARS. Some of the advantages that the plant has shown to the local growers and shipi)ers are:— 1. The assembling of carloads of cherries, peaches, plums or other tender fruits over two or three days, and shipping by refrigerated freight while in good Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, Edwin. Ottawa : Govt. Print. Bureau
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