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Title: Apple growing in California
Identifier: applegrowinginca178alle (find matches)
Year: 1951 (1950s)
Authors: Allen, F. W. (Frank Wisdom), 1887-1982
Subjects: Fruit-culture; Apples
Publisher: [Berkeley : College of Agriculture, University of California]
Contributing Library: University of California, Davis Libraries
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is usually reversed. Fruit which is not to be used as harvested most often moves directly into storage in the field picking boxes. Washing and removal of the small and defective fruits are then delayed until the apples are to be sold or processed. The advantages of this method are that fruit can be stored and cooled more quickly after harvest than if it had to be washed and sorted previously, and that all specimens when exposed for sale are clean and free from any decay. Further, it gives the grower or owner of the apples opportunity to condition them any time during the storage period and to sell them either to the fresh fruit trade or to the processor. Against these advantages are the disadvantages that storing all sizes and grades of apples re- quires more storage space (paid for by the number of boxes stored) ; that more loss will occur because of rots spread- ing from infected specimens; and that washing is somewhat more difficult after fruit has been stored for several months. 1. Removing spray residue Some of the sprays used in controlling pests in apple orchards may leave a resi- due on the fruit, which, if present in suffi- cient quantities, would be considered dangerous to the health of the consumer. Arsenate of lead sprays are particularly dangerous from this standpoint and for many years made the question of spray residue and its removal one of major im- portance. With most growers now using DDT or other organic sprays in place of
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This is typical of pallet loading, using a fork truck for hoisting in a storage warehouse. SECTION Vlll-Page 2

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