. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. HAIVDUNG EARLY APPLES. 297. Ready For Nailing—No. 2. This shows the pressure being applied and the bar or handle being held in position by being caught in a tooth of the iron rod standing up from the end of the stand. The cover is ready to be nailed on. Notice the manner in which the box is stamped. (These photographs are printed through the courtesy of Mr. Alex. McNeill, Chief of the Dominion Fruit Division.) checks transpiration, isolates specimens in which rot or scab may appear, and has suf- ficient influence o
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. HAIVDUNG EARLY APPLES. 297. Ready For Nailing—No. 2. This shows the pressure being applied and the bar or handle being held in position by being caught in a tooth of the iron rod standing up from the end of the stand. The cover is ready to be nailed on. Notice the manner in which the box is stamped. (These photographs are printed through the courtesy of Mr. Alex. McNeill, Chief of the Dominion Fruit Division.) checks transpiration, isolates specimens in which rot or scab may appear, and has suf- ficient influence over the fruit to amply re- pay for the trouble of wrapping. Where large quantities are stored, however, such a practice would be out of the question. THE HANDLING OF FRUIT. Careful handling before storing is the most important phase of the industry. No matter how perfect an apple may be on the parent tree, a slight bruise given when hand- ling and magnified during its storage period very greatly lessens its value when removed from storage. Experiments conducted with Duchess and Tetofski showed clearly the benefit of careful handling. It must be remembered that the low temperature of a storage exerts no " mysterious influence " over fruit. It cannot heal bruised apples nor remove scab or rot. It can, however, check the spread of a disease, or also, the injury caused by a bruise, but these influ- ences are rather over-estimated. If the apple is to leave the storage and reach the consumer in perfect condition it must neces- sarily enter it in that condition. The importance of storing as soon as the fruit is picked cannot be too strongly em- phasized. It is a very common practice among growers to allow the fruit to remain in " pits " or piles in the orchard, previous to storing it. An experiment was sug- gested by just such a case. The owner of the apples in question claimed that this de- lav exerted a considerable influence over the ultimate keeping qualities
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