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is it not a good iuvestmeut, especially as the value of his product is 

 substantially increased? 



Q. What kind of a grader do you use? 



A. I use a Hardy. 



Q. What does it cost to face the barrels of apples? 



A. I pay my help |2.00 per day and board and a good man will face 

 about two hundred a day. 



Q. Do you think the ''Farmers' Pack," as you call it, has spoiled the 

 market? 



A. I believe so. 



Q. Do you think the grader pays? 



A. Yes. The same size runs all through the barrel and it is all just 

 as good as the face. 



Q. How many barrels can you pack a day? 



A. About two hundred and forty. 



Q. How many packers did you have? 



A, Two packers. The graders lowers about half a bushel at a time. 



Q. Have you had any experience in keeping the apples that have 

 been graded? Do they keep well or do they get bruised? 



A. The people who bought them last year took them out of cold 

 storage in April and said they were in good shape. 



Q. Did you have any thin skinned varieties? 



A. We used the Jonathans. 



Q. Any spies? 



A. We do not raise spies in my section of the country. 



Q. Were the apples bruised? 



A. Occasionally we find a bruised apple, but I think the fault is 

 generally the packers. 



Q. What is the Hardy grader like? 



A. It is a proposition of two rolls that turn away from the apples 

 witli the aperture gradually growing in size. 



Q. The question has been raised about bruising. Don't you think 

 there are several graders on the market that handle fruit better than 

 any bunch of packers that can be placed on the job? 



A. 1 think so. 



Q. Did the two men vou spoke about head the barrels beside packing 

 them? 



A. No. There were ten men working altogether. 



Q. Do you think it best to wait until apples are dry before packing? 



A. Yes. I always wait until they are dry. 



Q. Some say they are just as good when wet. 



A. I think the buyers always object to a wet barrel, as the fruit al- 

 ways comes out with a smeary look. It never looks bright, clean and 

 attractive. 



Q. Was your crop unifonn in size? 



A. Y^es, it was very uniform as to size and color. We had 11% No. 2; 

 70% No. 1; the balance was ''A" grade or No. 3. We did not pay so 

 much attention to the color in barreling because we did not grade them 

 "Fancy" and ''Choice." 



Q. My experience is that the defective apples ought to be taken out 

 before the grader is used, is that right? 



A. Yes. 



