. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 16 The Weekly Rorists' Review, JONB 20, ldl2. ^^'?^ ^^^^?^.'?^. <?%?<?%.'?%.'^%.W%.W^<*i^<<^<»^<*^U^W%.W^ COLD STORAGE jot Mr OF FERNS 1 PICKING, PACKING AND KEEPING. Extent of the Industry. The storage of wild ferns has devel oped into an important feature of cold storage industry in parts of New Eng- land, and doubtless there will be some demand elsewhere for space for their proper handling, says Madison Cooper in Ice and Refrigeration. Compara- tively little is accurately known about suitable packages, handling and storage.
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 16 The Weekly Rorists' Review, JONB 20, ldl2. ^^'?^ ^^^^?^.'?^. <?%?<?%.'?%.'^%.W%.W^<*i^<<^<»^<*^U^W%.W^ COLD STORAGE jot Mr OF FERNS 1 PICKING, PACKING AND KEEPING. Extent of the Industry. The storage of wild ferns has devel oped into an important feature of cold storage industry in parts of New Eng- land, and doubtless there will be some demand elsewhere for space for their proper handling, says Madison Cooper in Ice and Refrigeration. Compara- tively little is accurately known about suitable packages, handling and storage. Although many ferns are picked in Michigan and in the south, the greater part of the ferns are picked in the mountainous parts of New England, the Berkshire hills of western Massachu- setts being especially productive, with Hinsdale the chief center. They are stored during the entire year and shipped out on orders to practically all parts of the country. New York city is a great consumer, but other eastern cities also use large quantities, and they are shipped in large lots to Chi cago and even the far west. Storage Methods—Old and New. In the early history of the fern ship- ping business it was customary to store them in barns, in beds about 10x4x1 feet, covering them with moss. Others were stored in cellars, sprinkling with water from time to time to prevent drying out, but owing to uncertain temperature, and various other condi- tions not under control, considerable loss resulted from wilting and rotting. It was found that as business increased picking must be commenced earlier in the fall, when the weather is too warm to keep the ferns properly, and cold, storage was then resorted to. Cold storage has proved to be the salvation of the business on a large scale. At first undertaken in a small and experi- mental way, the results were so much of an improvement that now the busi- ness is wholly handled through cold storage. Under the right handling, packing and temperature,
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