. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. HISTORICAL DATA ON THE PKECOOLIXG OF ORANGES. 55 manner in cool weather. In hot weather the cars can be loaded 2 tiers high and T rows wide, making 448 boxes. In the first case the capacity of the ear is increased 1G5 boxes, or 11,880 pounds, and in the second case 04 boxes, or 4,608 pounds. In a train of 30 cars the load is increased 350,400 pounds in the first case or 138,240 pounds in the second without adding dead weight to be hauled in the form of extra cars. This phase of the subject seems worthy of careful consideration on the part of shipp
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. HISTORICAL DATA ON THE PKECOOLIXG OF ORANGES. 55 manner in cool weather. In hot weather the cars can be loaded 2 tiers high and T rows wide, making 448 boxes. In the first case the capacity of the ear is increased 1G5 boxes, or 11,880 pounds, and in the second case 04 boxes, or 4,608 pounds. In a train of 30 cars the load is increased 350,400 pounds in the first case or 138,240 pounds in the second without adding dead weight to be hauled in the form of extra cars. This phase of the subject seems worthy of careful consideration on the part of shippers and transportation companies, especially in a time of car Fig. 13, -Boxes of oranges packed in accordance with the method used in loading a car with 549 boxes. HISTORICAL DATA ON THE TRECOOMNG OF OEANGES. The first precooling of oranges was done at the plant of the Los Angeles Ice and Cold Storage Company, Los Angeles. Cal., in the spring of 1905. At that time several carloads of fruit were cooled to 35° to 40° F. in the warehouse for the Bureau of Plant [ndustry, and. through the cooperation of this company, about 1 loaded cars were cooled by forcing cold air from a coil room in the cold-storage house through ducts which led to the car and back to the coil room. The cold aii' could be forced in either direction through the cars. A general view of the plant used in 1905 is shown in Plate IX. figure 1. The same line of work was continued in L906 by the Bureau of Plant Industry, the fruit being cooled in the cold-storage warehouse. 1.'::. 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 United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Washington Govt. Print. Off
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