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one by one. This is not necessary, however, in packing the 

 bushel and the Delaware basket, though it is a common 

 practice to face the tops somewhat systematically and 

 carefully. 



But little attention has been given to reducing sizes to 

 specific dimensions or to standardizing grades. However, 

 Blake and Connors ^ propose the following sizes, especially 

 with a view to packing in the Georgia carrier : 



Small — All peaches less than 7 inches in equatorial cir- 

 cumference. 



Medium — All peaches between 7 and 8 inches in equa- 

 torial circumference. 



Large — All peaches that exceed 8 inches in equatorial 

 circumference. 



A second grouping modifies the medium and large sizes 

 thus : 



Medium — All peaches from 7 to 7-|- inches in equatorial 

 circumference or packs in carriers of 11-10-11, 10-10-10, or 

 9-9-9. That is, in each of the individual baskets of a Georgia 

 carrier there are three tiers of fruit, the bottom one with 11, 

 the middle with 10, and the top one with 11 fruits, or with 

 the smaller numbers as suggested, depending on the size of 

 the fruits. These styles of pack are suggested in the three 

 crates shown in Plate XXX, though the sizes do not conform 

 in all cases to the above specifications. 



Large — All peaches 7-|- inches in equatorial circumference 

 and above. 



Grades of fruit on the basis of appearance, freedom from 



blemishes, color, and other points of perfection are not as well 



standardized among growers as are the grades of apples. 



The terms "fancy" and "extra fancy" are the most com- 



1 N. J. Expt. Sta. Circ. 58. 



