Archive image from page 298 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofame04bail Year: 1906 STORAGE since passed the stage of au experiment, and the annual tonnage of such products is rapidly increasing. It is no longer ago than 1888 that the Oceana carried the first cargo of apples in cold storage from Melbourn
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Archive image from page 298 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofame04bail Year: 1906 STORAGE since passed the stage of au experiment, and the annual tonnage of such products is rapidly increasing. It is no longer ago than 1888 that the Oceana carried the first cargo of apples in cold storage from Melbourne to Eng- land, and the first cargo of West India fruits was car- ried in 1880 by the ship Nonpareil. Now California is able to ship peaches and plums in refrigerator cars to New York, and thence to Liverpool by cold storage on shipboard, and put the products in good order on the English markets. With refrigeration, time is of less importance than rehandling, shaking and a constant temperature. Storage machinery has been greatly modified during the past two years. Small condenser-;, propr llrd by cra engines, water-motors and even wiinlniill-. itn- imw available for use in hotels, meat shop- anil plur, - « li.n- constant cold is needed. While theu Miiall iilaiii- liar not been used in private storage houu witli liinitrd capacity, there is no good reason why tbey sliould not be. In large cities central refrigerating plants dis- tribute chilled brine through properly insulated pipes to dealers and commission men, much after the manner of water and gas. The dealer is then independent of the market and if a consignment ot fruit is received too late for the week a trade it can be hel 1 in the col i room with security for the Mfnd morning market With this plan a large nurabei of dealers m the busi ness quarter of any city can be supplied nith cold it a moderate cost fiom i single centril stUion In modern cold storage two systems are in common use one is known as the direct expa