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man and Baxter are hardy stock to 

 graft onto Kings and Canada Red and 

 such like varieties from weak crotches 

 which canker badly; scions of these 

 are therefore grafted onto hardier va- 

 rieties. Illustrations show methods 

 of top grafting. 



Formulas for Grafting Wax. 



Resin, 4 parts by weight; beeswax, 

 2 parts; tallow, 1 part. Melt together 

 and pour into a pail of cold water. 

 Grease the hands and pull the wax 

 until nearly white. 



For cold weather: 6 lbs. resin, 1 lb. 

 beeswax, and 1 pint linseed oil. Ap- 

 ply hot all over joints with a brush. 

 Put on about 1/8 inch thick. 



For warm weather: 4 lbs. resin, 1 

 lb. beeswax, ^4 Pint to one pint lin- 

 seed oil. Melt together gradually, 

 turn Into cold water, and pull. The 

 linseed oil should be entirely free 

 from cottonseed oil. 



Markings on Leaves by Apple Scab 



Hints to Packers. 



Use only clean, neat boxes. 

 Use only one size — 20 x 11 x 10. 

 Use diagonal pack when conven- 

 ient. 



Keep the pack, if anything, above 

 the "Fruit Marks Act." 



Use the proper size paper for wrap- 

 ping. 



Showing Apple Scab. 



Avoid turniing stem of one apple to 

 cheek of another. 



Pack firmly and of correct align- 

 ment. 



Make the pack attractive. 



Mark the number of apples on the 

 box. 



All fancy priced apples should te 

 shipped in boxes. 



Only the best grades are preferred. 

 The box is the only practical pack 

 for transportation. 



Packing Apples in Boxes 



The Straight Pack: Rows run 

 straight across box and parallel to 

 sides, in boxes of three, four, and five 

 tiers. Apples must fit snugly. Some- 

 times necessary to turn end row flat. 

 Stem end up. 



Diagonal Pack, mosit important 

 style: Rows go at an angle. It includes 

 the two-two pack (see illustrations). 

 First place an apple in the left-hand 

 lower corner of box and another mid- 

 way between the cheek of the first 

 aple and the right-hand side of box. 

 Two spaces of equal size will be left. 

 In these spaces two apples are placed. 

 The spaces left by last two apples are 

 then filled, and so on until layer is 

 finished. Second layer is started in 

 right-hand corner for the half tier 

 packs. This throws the apples of sec- 

 ond layer into the pocket left by first 

 layer. The three-two pack is the 

 same, except that it Is started with 

 three apples instead of two. For these 

 packs it Is necessary to have the 

 apples too large to fit four across the 

 box. 



