APPLE GROWING 



paper, size lyj^ by ii or 20 by 934? accord- 

 ing to the box used, is laid so as to make the 

 layers come out right at the top. In pack- 

 ing the box is inclined toward the packer 

 for convenience In placing the fruit. After 

 laying in the lining paper each apple Is wrapped 

 and put In place. As an aid to picking up the 

 thin wrapping paper a rubber " finger" is used 

 on the forefinger. When the box Is packed the 

 layers should stand a quarter to a half Inch 

 higher in the middle than at the ends, in order 

 to give a bulge or spring to the top and bot- 

 tom which holds the fruit firmly in place with- 

 out bruising. 



There has been much discussion as to 

 whether the box or the barrel Is the better pack- 

 age for apples. This Is needless, for as a mat- 

 ter of fact each is best for its own particular 

 purpose. The barrel Is best adapted as a pack- 

 age for large commercial quantities of fruit 

 and where labor could not be had to pack ap- 

 ples In boxes even If the trade wanted them. 

 The barrel permits the packing of a greater 

 variety In size and shape than does the box, 

 and these can be more easily and cheaply han- 

 dled In packing. 



On the other hand, the box is the ideal pack- 

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