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Excerpt from Factors Affecting the Storage Life of Bartlett, Magness, and Moonglow Pears In 1975, Bartlett, Magness, and Moonglow pears were obtained from the orchards at Beltsville, Md. Each was harvested on four dates: about 2 weeks and 1 week before recommended harvest, at the recommended harvest date, and 1 week after the recommended harvest date. At each harvest, samples of 35 to 40 pears of each cultivar, free of major blemishes and decay, were placed in trays for storage. Maturity was determined in 20. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.