. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 20 BETTER FRUIT September, 1921 Picking for Flavor {Cont'iinicil from fage 9) hand, if the season is unusually short and the fruit does not have time to develop fully, the acid content, which naturally de- creases through all the stages of develop- ment, will be high. While the time of picking fruit for flavor may not always agree with the time for maximum keeping quality, yet in most cases the two should be considered together. The greater percentage of apples are held in storage, or at least under storage condi- tions, for periods of varying lengths. Some
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 20 BETTER FRUIT September, 1921 Picking for Flavor {Cont'iinicil from fage 9) hand, if the season is unusually short and the fruit does not have time to develop fully, the acid content, which naturally de- creases through all the stages of develop- ment, will be high. While the time of picking fruit for flavor may not always agree with the time for maximum keeping quality, yet in most cases the two should be considered together. The greater percentage of apples are held in storage, or at least under storage condi- tions, for periods of varying lengths. Some may only be held a few weeks, while others are kept from one year to the next. In either case the keeping quality will be reflected in the flavor of the fruit. Storage troubles may be divided into those which aff'ect the external appearance of the fruit, generally spoken of as skin blemishes and those that injure the flesh, known as decay. The most important skin blemishes are the ordinary and soft scalds and the Jona- than spot. The decays include the physio- logical or natural decay, and the various fungus or bacterial decays. Scald is the most prevalent and is recognized by the familiar characteristic browning of the skin. While in the case of ordinary scald this does not extend into the flesh, it greatly lessens the commercial value, and in cases where the scald is serious it weaken the skin to such an extent that complete physiologi- cal decay may result. While affecting Jon- athans principally, Jonathan spot is one of the most important skin blemishes. It first appears as small round, brown or black spots about one-sixteenth of an inch in diameter, or in some cases simply as indis- tinct, very dark red to black splotches. In later stages these spots may enlarge some- what and become slightly sunken. {To he concluded in October mimher) Decrease in Number of Fruit Trees A RECENT bulletin of the United States Census Bureau shows that the Pacific Coast is the only sectio
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