HARVESTING AND STORING 



lay In the facing papers (the face end being 

 packed first) ; select the " facers," which should 

 be the best representatives of the grade being 

 packed, and ;/o others, and place them In two 

 courses In regular order stems down; with a 

 drop handle basket fill the barrel, using care 

 not to bruise the fruit, and jarring the barrel 

 back and forth on the plank as each basket is 

 put into it in order to settle the fruit firmly 

 In place; lastly, arrange a layer of apples stems 

 up and apply the press, using a hatchet to get 

 the head In place and to drive on and tighten 

 the hoops. 



The Box Package Is rapidly growing In 

 favor, especially as a carrier of fancy fruit. 

 There is no standard box the size of which Is 

 fixed by law unless It be a box labeled a bushel. 

 But two sizes of boxes are In common use, both 

 probably being necessary on account of the 

 variation In the size of different varieties. 

 The "Standard" box Is io>4 by ii>4 by i8 

 Inches Inside measurement and contains 2,173.5 

 cubic Inches (the lawful stricken bushel is 

 2,150.4 cubic inches). The "Special" box is 

 10 by II by 20 inches Inside measurement and 

 contains 2,200 cubic inches. The bulge when 

 properly made will add about 150 cubic inches 



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