At the laboratory, decayed lemons were discarded and the remainder sorted into representative samples for the tests. The lemons were placed on the racks 2 to 3 layers deep. Twenty to 50 lemons were used in each lot in various tests.

The lemons displayed in the mechanically refrigerated case and in the ice bed case were held in these cases night and day throughout the entire tests except for the time necessary each day to weigh and examine them for changes that may have occurred during the previous 2u-hour period The lemons in the cases were covered with heavy paper at night. Some lemons were not refrigerated at any time and remained in the non - refrigerated case throughout the tests. Other lots of lemons displayed in the non-refrig crated case during the daytime were stored at night in the walk-ih coolers at 32 or 0 F. Some lemons were also stored continuously day and night for a period of 10 days in ho . And 55 rooms with high humidity. All lemons were unwrapped and were 2 to 3 layers deep in Open containers.

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