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BETTER FRUIT 



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The Thompson 

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Orchard Yarn 



Progre?sive orchardista. those right down to the minute 

 in methods of protecting hea^T laden fruit trees, are agreed 

 that tying branches with Orchard Yam is the modern way 

 of supportiiiK orchard trees, it is not expensive, is easily 

 done, and tlie time to tie is when trimming. The spurs 

 are then tougher. less easily broken off than later, leaves 

 are not in the way and all parts of the tree can be seen. 

 Saving but a small percentage of trees from being broken 

 down will pay for the expense of tying an entire orchard. 

 One-ply Tarred iranila Yarn will run at)out 200 feet per 

 pound. Two-ply will run from 90 to 100 feet per pound. 

 Put up in 5-pound balls or on 10-pound spools. In 5-pound 

 balls the yarn pulls from the inside and is more easily 

 handled. 



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pcssible use the square pack. Pack all 

 Tragedies and Italians three tiers deep, 

 stem end down; pack top tier with 

 creased side up and all the same way. 

 Hungarians, Bradshaws, peach plums 

 and similar varieties that pack smaller 

 than 5x5 in prune crates should not be 

 packed." 



The package which is coming into use 

 and ])opularity on the markets and 

 among the merchant men is a variation 

 of the four-basket crate that is now on 

 the market. The new package is of two 

 tiers, one above the other, and having 

 two baskets to the tier. This package is 

 very conveniently handled and can be 

 carried with ease, and forms a very de- 

 sirable "take-home" package, as it can 

 be carried as a suitcase. 



The measurements for the Northwest 

 standard plum and prune package are 

 18y2xliy2x2V2 or 3% inches. 



In regard to giving any delinite size 

 of package for cherries little can be 

 said, as the style of the package used 

 varies widely. .\ few things which are 

 essential are: A shallow box to avoid 

 weight and consequent bruising; free 

 ventilation; a gentle pressure to prevent 

 jostling; convenience in packing, and 

 an attractive package. In the past the 

 30-pound cherry box has been widely 

 used, but it is doubtful if this package 

 furnishes sufficient ventilation. Cher- 

 ries go to market principally in two 

 kinds of packages, either in strawberry 

 boxes and crates, or for the fancy West- 

 ern cherries boxes varying in capacity 

 from eight to thirty pounds. Many 

 growers say that the 10-pound box is 

 the most handsome package and carries 

 almost as well as any. The Okanogan, 

 Washington, Fruit Union, which ships 

 considerable cherries, has obtained the 

 best results from the use of the 10- 

 pound box, especially for long distance 

 shipping. For short distance shipping 

 the 20-pound box can be used to advan- 

 tage sometimes, as it costs less money 

 for grocers' trade, where (he fruit is 

 weighed out by the pound. For sour 

 cherries a strawberry hallock is used 

 and the cherries are faced on the top of 

 each hallock. The 5-pound tin top box 

 which contains four crates is often used 

 for shipping and has much to recom- 

 mend it, for it is convenient and gives 

 good ventilation. The ordinary cherry 

 crate which holds twenty-four 1-pound 

 hallocks is also much used; it gives 

 good ventilation and is of convenient 

 size. The hnllocks should be a little 

 less in depth than for strawberries. 

 This is probably the package for the 

 cherry that will be used more and more 

 in the future, as it is comparatively 

 cheap, docs not have to be packed, and 

 alfoi'ds an individual package for each 

 imrchascr on the market. Another ad- 

 vantage is that if the fruit of any one of 

 these boxes should become damaged it 

 could be removed, and thus the repack- 

 ing of the whole crate is avoided. ."Ks 

 early as IflOO the paper carton holding 

 about one pound of fruit was thought 

 of as an important package for the 

 cherry. This is a very attractive one, 

 esiiecially for a fancy fruit trade. In 

 later years cartons were made of straw 



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