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certainly a pretty strong argument in favor of its use. As 

 r said before, I think it was largely due to the fact that labor 

 was very short with them and they thought they could get 

 more apples picked if the men used the bag. 



A ^MEMBER: I would like to ask Professor Sears in re- 

 gard to their inspection. He gave us different methods 

 they are using. Do you think they are proving to be all 

 they desire, and which method do you think is the better? 



PROF. SEARS: I do not think there is any question but 

 Ihat they are proving a great success. As T said l)efore in 

 discussing the Hood River method, I think theirs is the most 

 satisfactory, the most complete. Tlere is one man who has 

 charge of the whole business. T do not know wjiether T 

 mentioned it before this morning or not, but ^Ir. Campbell 

 hires and fires the whole bunch. They are responsible to 

 liim, not responsible to any society or any one else. 



A MEMBER: Those are officials of the organization or 

 the State? 



PROF. SEARS : Most of them are officers of the Asso- 

 ciation, but in addition are police officers for the State. 



MR. MacDOUGALL : In the Shenandoah Valley are 

 they using sizing machines for packing and 1)arreling fruit"? 



PROF. SEARS: Yes, at Sen. Lupton's place, with its 

 •^50 acres of orchard they packed 15.000 barrels. They were 

 using the Price grader, the one I spoke of which throws the 

 apples. They packed this year with a gang of men 600 

 barrels a day, and under the old regime the best day's 

 work they ever did in packing with the same gang of men 

 was 203 barrels, so practically the sizer there had increased 

 the rate to about three times. 



THE CHAIRMAN: Sec'y Wheeler of the State Boartl 

 is going to give out the certificates of awards for the 19in 

 Orchard Competition at this time, to the winners who may 

 be present, as follows, after which the meeting will ad.iourn 

 till 1.30 p. m. 



CLASS* 1. PEACHES. 



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