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Raspberries, 1 year (cutting). 

 Blackberries, 1 y^ar (cutting). 

 Hints to Packers. 



man and Baxter are hardy stock to 



graft onto Kings and Canada Red and 



such like varieties from weak crotches 



which canker badlj-^; scions of these ^se only clean, neat boxes. 



are therefore grafted onto hardier va- use only one size— 20 x 11 x 10. 



rietaes. Illustrations show methods use diagonal pack when conven- 



of top grafting. jgjjj. 



Formulas for Grafting Wax. Keep the pack, if anything, above 



Resin, 4 parts by weight; beeswax, '^^/'^f"" ^"^ f^^-" 



2 parts; Ullow, 1 part. Melt together . ^^e the proper size paper for wrap- 



and pour into a pail of cold water. P^^S- .^ ^ . ^ ^ , ^ 



Grease the hands and pull the wax v.^^*'^* *^"'''il°^ ^^^"^ ""^ ^""^ ^^^^^ ^"^ 



until nearly white. cheek of another. 



For cold weather: 6 lbs. resin, 1 lb. ^^ck firmly and of correct align- 



beeswax, and 1 pint linseed oil. Ap- ™® , ', ^, 



ply hot all over joints with a brush. ^^^^ ^he pack attractive 



Put on about 1/8 inch thick. ^^^^ the number of apples on the 



For warm weather: 4 lbs. resin, 1 \\, . . . , ^ , •■ v 



lb. beeswax. % pint to one pint lin- ^.^^ fancy priced apples should l^ 



seed oil. Melt together gradually, shipped in boxes, 



turn into cold water, and pull. The S^^^ *^* best grades are preferred 



linseed oil should be entirely free , ^he box is the only practical pack 



from cottonseed oil. f«^ transportation. 



Packing Apples in Boxes 



The Straight Pack: Rows run 

 Plant Food removed from an acre straight across box and paraUel to 

 by a bearing apple orchard in twenty sides, in boxes of three, four, and five 

 years: tiers. Apples must fit snugly. Some- 

 Apples times necessary to turn end row flat. 



Leaves Stem end up. 



Trees Diagonal Pack^ most important 



style: Rows go at an angle. It includes 



''^°tal the two-two pack (see illustrations). 



Nitrogen, Phosp. acid. Potash, First place an apple in the left-hand 

 lb. lb. lb. lower corner of box and another mid- 

 498.6 38.25 728.55 way between the cheek of the first 

 456.75 126.00 441.00 aple and the right-hand side of box. 

 283.15 107.45 264.25 Two spaces of equal size will be left. 



In these spaces two apples are placed. 



1,238.50 271-.70 1,443.80 The spaces left by last two apples are 



then filled, and so on until layer is 

 Age of Trees to Plant finished. Second layer is started in 

 Apples, 2 to 3 years. right-hand corner for the half tier 

 Pears, 2 to 3 years. packs. This throws the apples of sec- 

 Plums, 2 years. ond layer into the pocket left by first 

 Cherries, 2 years. layer. The three-two pack is the 

 Peaches, 1 year. same, except that it is started with 

 Apricots, 1 year. three apples instead of two. For these 

 Grapes, 1 to 3 years (cutting). packs it is necessary to have the 

 Gooseberries, 2 years (cutting). apples too large to fit four acrc^s the 

 Currants, 2 years (cutting). box. 



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