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Box. Two size boxes are used in Oregon — Standard and 

 Special — with dimensions as follows: Standard, 10^ inches 

 by IH inches by 18 inches, inside measurement: Special, IG 

 inches by 1 1 inches by 20 inches, inside measurement. In both 

 cases the thickness of the box material is: Ends, f inch, 

 sides, f inch, thick enough not to bend or bulge and thin 

 enough to make light sides. Top, two pieces, ^ inch, thick 

 enough to be of sufficient strength, thin enough to bend and 

 make a good bulge. There should be two cleats for each top 

 and bottom. The sides of the box should be nailed with four 

 nails at each end of each side. The cleats should be put neatly 

 on the box and four nails driven through them and through 

 the top or bottom into the ends of the box. Five-penny 

 cement-coated nails are preferable; six-penny nails may be 

 used. 



Packing table. A good type is shown. Tlie bed is 

 made usually four feet long and three feet wide, with two by 

 fours for legs. One end is extended on each side about a foot, 

 on which to rest the top of the box. Another board is ex- 

 tended, also, about a foot on each side and is screwed on the 

 bottom of the framework of the bed, and on this is rested the 

 lower end of the box. The table is covered with canvas, pre- 

 ferably double. The top layer should be loose, so that one 

 can conveniently shake off the dirt or leaves which may collect. 

 It is convenient to have shelves beneath the table on which 

 to place wrapping paper, lining paper, and the like. Also a 

 hod should be provided for each packer. This should be of 

 convenient size to hold wrapping paper, and so built that it 

 can be hung on the side of the box. 



Box Press. This is the type of box press common in 

 the better fruit growing sections of the West. It is so ar- 

 ranged, as you see, to permit the bottom of the box to bulge 

 when the head is nailed. It is also arranged for different 

 length boxes, within certain limits. The ends of the top of 

 the box are caught and pressed down by means of the forked 

 arms, the work being done in such a manner as to avoid 

 bruising the apples. 



