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Viticulture in Euro-pe. 



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iind quality of the resulting fruit. As a rule it takes 3 lbs. of fresh 

 graj>es to make i lb. of finished raisins. 



The packing of dessert raisins is a most important matter, the get up 

 of the fruit having a considerable influence on its market value. Packers 

 go to great pains to place the raisins before consumers in the most attrac- 



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DISTANT VIEW OF TOLDO 



FOR RAISIN DRYING. 



live form possible. Even the cheaper grades are very neatly got up, 

 whilst the extravagant embellishment of the choicest sorts is reallv sur- 

 prising, gaudv coloured prints and stamped or embossed paper frillings 

 beinf^ lavishlv used. 



VIEW SHOWING ARRANGEMENT OF DRYING BEDS IN TOLDO 



Packing is carried out in factories to which the fruit is carefully 

 conveyed from the drying grounds. Packing is quite an art and is done 

 by expert tradesmen who are paid by contract and not by the day. 

 Grading is a most important jjoint and it receives careful attention. The 

 raisins are roughlv graded when thev are remo\ed from the toldos. They 

 are again carefully graded before being packed. At one factory I 



