. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 40 BULLETIN 63, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. Table XIX.—Imperfections in picking and the percentage of blue-mold decay of commer- cially handled oranges on arrival in Washington, etc.—Continued. Experimental shipments. Time of examination. House No. 1. House No. 2. Imme- diate. Delayed. Imme- diate. Delayed. On arrival Per cent. 0 Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. After 2 weeks In house No. 2, which was selected for rough handling, the percentage of cli
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 40 BULLETIN 63, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. Table XIX.—Imperfections in picking and the percentage of blue-mold decay of commer- cially handled oranges on arrival in Washington, etc.—Continued. Experimental shipments. Time of examination. House No. 1. House No. 2. Imme- diate. Delayed. Imme- diate. Delayed. On arrival Per cent. 0 Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. After 2 weeks In house No. 2, which was selected for rough handling, the percentage of clipper cuts was per cent; of pulled fruit, per cent; and of long stems, per cent. The immediate shipments from this house showed an average of 8 per cent decay on arrival and the delayed shipments per cent, these percentages being increased to and , respectively, after three weeks in Washington. The relationship between the type of field handling and the behavior of the fruit while in transit has been definitely established by numerous experiments during several seasons. The experiment cited above fairly represents the general character and results. cupps/^ curs NO.! 02\ 'o.^l /.o/vs^rzT^s PTf? C£r/\/r £-X^Sf?/M^A/7>