APPLE GROWING 



States IS frequently quite uncertain, it is not 

 always possible to follow this plan as closely 

 as can be done in the West, where dry air and 

 sunshine prevail. Still, wherever there is a con- 

 siderable quantity of fruit and several pickers, 

 the plan of packing directly from the table is 

 best. Many growers pick in boxes and barrels 

 and haul the apples to a packing shed to be 

 packed later. Convenience and expediency must 

 govern the general farmer who is not always at 

 liberty to choose the best plan, often having to 

 do as he can. 



Packing Tables enable the grower to pack 

 his fruit better because he can see better what 

 he is doing, and to handle the fruit more cheaply 

 and quickly and with less injury. They should 

 be portable so that they can be moved about 

 the orchard. A convenient type has one end 

 mounted on wheels so that it can be pushed from 

 one place to another. The top of the table 

 should be made of two strong layers of canvas, 

 one tacked firmly to the framework of the table 

 with about three or four inches of dip and the 

 other laid loosely over it. This plan provides 

 a soft resting place for the fruit and the table 

 can be easily cleaned off by simply throwing 

 back the upper layer of canvas. 

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