. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. MARKETING NEW HAM I'SHI RE McINTOSH APPLES Table 3. Condition of McIntosh Apples in Stores After Hauls of Various Lengths Source Out of State Distance over IS miles 10 79 66 43 75 483 4o. 305 566 220 waste Number Punctures Small bruises Large bruises Per cent p . samples Per 100 per 100 per 100 surface fruits fruits fruits bruised New Hampshire Hauled less than 15 miles 77 Hauled over 15 miles 46 Collected at grower storages 17 138 142 9. 88 poorer condition than that taken from cold storage. This may be ac- counted for by the
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. MARKETING NEW HAM I'SHI RE McINTOSH APPLES Table 3. Condition of McIntosh Apples in Stores After Hauls of Various Lengths Source Out of State Distance over IS miles 10 79 66 43 75 483 4o. 305 566 220 waste Number Punctures Small bruises Large bruises Per cent p . samples Per 100 per 100 per 100 surface fruits fruits fruits bruised New Hampshire Hauled less than 15 miles 77 Hauled over 15 miles 46 Collected at grower storages 17 138 142 9. 88 poorer condition than that taken from cold storage. This may be ac- counted for by the fact that the man having a cold storage or storing his own fruit in cold storage gives it better care than fruit stored in common storage receives. But both the quality of the fruits going in- to the storages and the conditions under which they are kept are factors here. About 42 per cent of the Mcintosh apples sold came from cold storage in November, 51 per cent in December, and the bulk of those sold came from cold storage from January on. The fruit received from storage improved steadily in quality, in so far as mechanical damage was concerned, from November until the end of the storage season. Probably the grower first disposed of the fruit that was in poorest shape, since such fruit is not worth giving space and care during1 the winter months. PERCENT] Later on the well-handled fruit was brought out and sold. (Detailed figures in Tables III and IV, Appen- dix.) Apparently there was also a gradual decrease in the amount of mechanical damage on fruit received by the consumer from Novem- ber to Vlarch. although there was a very slight increase in March. The best fruit is placed in cold storage by growers, and much of it will come out in good condi- tion when properly handled. But these late-stored Mc- intosh apples deteriorate faster under the handling in retail stores. (See Fig. 5.) RETAIL STORES GROWERS STORAGE. Fig. 5. Waste Found in Samples of McIntosh Apples Purchased in
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