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AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



APPLE PACKING SCHEDULE FOR STANDARD BOX. 



Group Size. 



No. in 

 Box. 



Style of Pack. 



No. in 

 Rows. 



No. in 



Layers. 



3-tier. , 

 3-tier. , 

 3-tier. . 

 3i-tier 

 3i-tier 

 3i-tier 

 3i-tier, 

 4-tier. . 

 4-tier. . 

 4-tier. . 

 4-tier. . 

 4-tier. . 

 4-tier. . 

 4-tier. . 

 4i-tier. 

 4i-tier. 

 4J-tier. 

 4i-tier. 

 5-tier. . 

 5-tier. . 

 5-tier. . 



Straight . 

 Diagonal 



Straight . 

 Diagonal 



Straight. 



3 

 3 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 



CONCLUSION. 



From the condition of the fruit presented it is evident that 

 we must do more spraying and cultivating to increase the per- 

 centage of fancy grades. 



The common objection expressed in relation to the neces- 

 sary close grading for size and freedom from blemishes shows 

 the necessity of greater publicity of results obtained by careful 

 grading. 



PACK 'NO AND GRADING LAW. 



For several years it has been the desire of those persons 

 most interested in the welfare of the orchardists to enact some 

 law which would regulate the grading and packing of apples. 

 Our own state law of 1909 has not been an efficient regulation 

 and little attempt has been made to enforce it. 



However, the Federal Government has taken hold of the 

 matter and July ist, 1913, the so-called Sulzcr Rill goes into 

 effect, which is as follows : — 



AN ACT to establi-sh a standard barrel and standard grades 

 for apples when packed in barrels, and for other purposes- 

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 



of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 



