52 Third Annual Report 



packed by the grower, for if shipped the package must be strong 

 enough to keep the contents from being bruised in transporta- 

 tion. 



If a smaller package than the barrel is to be used for ship- 

 ping fruit the box will be the package but its size cannot be less 

 than one-half barrel or one bushel, without becoming impractic- 

 able for even the specialist. That the box will be used more each 

 year I firmly believe and in time it may take the place of the 

 barrel with our best orchardists. Today the barrel is the stand- 

 ard package and a demand for boxed fruit will have to be 

 created by the superior quality of its contents rather than the 

 style of package used. 



Questions : 



Mr. Tracy : Is there any advantage in putting in the 4-inch 

 studding? 



A. 2x4 studding is the ordinary building size. 



Wouldn't it be all right to have it turned? 



A. It would not make quite as stiff a wall. 



Would it not be stiff enough and give you a little more 

 room? 



A. You simply want a good air space that will prevent the 

 cold getting into your house. 



Mr. Hitchcock: If a good quality of paper is used is it 

 necessary to use matched boarding? 



A. I should use it ; it don't cost much more and you will 

 get a tighter house. 



Member : Do you say one inch is as good as four inches ? 



A. I should judge it would be, perhaps; it is the space that 

 prevents the cold getting back into the house. 



Mr. Vaughan : Woiddn't the moisture from the melting of 

 the ice keep the air moist even with a concrete floor? 



A. Tliere would be very little moisture. The moisture as 

 it works in one way and another would be more than from the 

 melting ice. 



Mr. Kinney: Will it injure the a])ples any to have moisture 

 on them ? 



A. No, sir. 



What is the harm of opening the house on a warm day? 



A. There is no need of it; you want to keep the tempera- 

 ture at 32°, and not vary it; the variation of temperature will 

 hasten the ripening and they will not keep as long. 



Regarding box and barrel packing of apples. 



