Factors governing the successful shipment of oranges from Florida . house, onarrival in Washington and after holding for three weeks during aperiod of high decay, December, 1911. Year. Inspection. 12 shipments show-ing low decay. 12 shipments show-ing high decay. Careful. Commer-cial. Careful. Commer-cial. On arrival Per cent. Per . . Per Per After 1 week After 2 weeks After 3 weeks On arrival After 1 week After 2 weeks After 3 weeks 38 BULLETIN 63, U. S
Factors governing the successful shipment of oranges from Florida . house, onarrival in Washington and after holding for three weeks during aperiod of high decay, December, 1911. Year. Inspection. 12 shipments show-ing low decay. 12 shipments show-ing high decay. Careful. Commer-cial. Careful. Commer-cial. On arrival Per cent. Per . . Per Per After 1 week After 2 weeks After 3 weeks On arrival After 1 week After 2 weeks After 3 weeks 38 BULLETIN 63, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Table XVIII and figure 21 give the average percentages of decay of oranges fromtwo packing houses in the same locality working on practically the same kind of type of work in house No. 1 was good, but that in house No. 2 was rather shipments were made at the same time, and the results of carefully handledlots prepared by the bureau workers from the same houses are given for comparison. 28 26 24 22\ \ 20 \» X 5 /^. ^ com*** &&?-JSf*r--~~~ 77H>? Fig. 20.—Diagram illustrating the percentage of blue-mold decay of oranges on arrival in Washingtonand after holding for three weeks, in shipments showing high compared with low decay in commercialpack, 1910-11 and 1911-12. Table XVIII.—Blue-mold decay of oranges on arrival in Washington and after hold-ing for three weeks, in carefully handled and commercially handled lots shipped fromtwo houses in the same locality, 1910-11. House No. 1. House No. 2. Time of examination. Careful. Com-mercial. Careful. Com-mercial. Per Per Per cent. .3 .3 Per After 1 week After 3 weeks It will be noticed that the commercial shipment from house No. 1 gave practicallyas favorable returns as the specially prepared shipments of the bureau workers, thedifference being only 2 per cent, both series from this house havin
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