. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. FRUIT-GROWING FRUIT-GROWING 355 some one should be able to find the customer who wants it. It has become a trite thing to say that care should be exercised in picking and marketing, not to injure the fruit; but recent investigations have given such advice new significance. The work of Powell and others in California, and similar in- vestigations in other parts, have shown that
. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. FRUIT-GROWING FRUIT-GROWING 355 some one should be able to find the customer who wants it. It has become a trite thing to say that care should be exercised in picking and marketing, not to injure the fruit; but recent investigations have given such advice new significance. The work of Powell and others in California, and similar in- vestigations in other parts, have shown that a good part of the losses in oranges and other fruits in shipment is due (1) to bruises and cuts on the fruits, and (2) to failure to cool the fruits quickly after they are picked or packed. This is rational when it is considered that the organisms of decay enter at the bruised and broken places, and a high or even ordinary temperature encourages the organisms to grow rapidly. This subject is discussed in the succeed- ing article. The whole subject of cooling, stor- ing and handling fruits must soon receive radi- cal attention. Literature. There are now many good books on fruit- growing, presenting the subject from diff'erent points of view and for the different fruits. Mention of some of them will be found in May- nard's article on Farm Garden, page 273. Some of the current books covering the general field are: Thomas, Amer- ican Fruit Culturist; Budd and Hansen, American Horticultural Manual (Vol. II is devoted to Systematic Pomology); Green, Amateur Fruit-Growing (with special reference to cold climates); Wickson, California Fruits ; Bailey, Principles of Fruit-Growing. The progressive fruit- grower will need the discussions in experiment station bulletins, transactions of horticultural societies, and the agricultural press. Handling and shipping fruit. other physical weaknesses of the skin caused by rough handling. It is especially important to appreciate the effect of brea
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