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be hauled to the cars, if for immediate shipment, or to the storage house, 

 where they may be put in a cool, dry place for future disposal. 



I find it much more satisfactory to make sales of my apples so that 

 they may be packed and shipped as fast as they ripen and are gathered. 

 Would much prefer to sell on the market if the price is right than to sell 

 for or put in cold storage. 



If you have properly packed the apples, and have a quality that is 

 worthy of a brand, and you know that you can guarantee it, put your 

 brand on the barrel and let the trade know that they can depend on that 

 brand as reliable, and that each package is guaranteed. There will be 

 few complaints and demands for reclamation. 



I have never used boxes for packing apples, but am satisfied that 

 for the best grade of apples they would be more preferable than the 

 barrels. The retail trade demands a smaller package, as many persons 

 would buy a bushel of apples who would not take three bushels, and, 

 owing to the scarcity and high price of barrels, the boxes will in large 

 measure supersede them. 



DISCUSSION ON PACKING AND HANDLING. 



President Whitten — We should all be glad to have you tell your 

 experience in learning how to pack apples. 



Mr. Kingsbury — I confess to having a good deal of modesty in ex- 

 posing my ignorance in packing fruit, but it may be a benefit to the in- 

 experienced. In 1897 we had the finest crop of apples I have ever seen 

 grown. All varieties had a heavy yield and perfect fruit. My father 

 suggested that I undertake the packing of apples to make some money 

 I arranged for the materials and work and buying the apples ; then I 

 went to Boonville for items. There I found the barrels piled up high 

 with the fruit, and the heading and all stages of the work going on. 

 The next day I picked and heaped the apples up on the barrel, but when 

 I applied the presses they proved to be too short, so I had them length- 

 ened. After much struggling and a hard day's work, we had succeeded 

 in getting five barrels finished. This was too slow. I went to Boon- 

 ville again and learned not to put so many in. One firm there put fine 

 apples in for the head, then filled in with every quality, and put fine 

 ones on the top again. I believed in honest packing, and I faced with 

 fine specimens, provided the whole barrel was good; if not, I put poor 

 ones in the face, the same as through the barrel. 



The markets were glutted, so we rented an apple house and got 

 out dodgers announcing our place and business, and quite a number 

 came, and we guaranteed every barrel to be as represented. This was 



