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kets with box apples, and a few more years' experience will 

 show which varieties may be marketed in this way. At 

 present it looks as if the following varieties, if of high 

 enough quality, should be boxed in order to secure the larg- 

 est returns : — 



Yellow TransiDarent. 



Red Astrachan. 



Duchess. 



Gravenstein. 



Wealthy. 



Fameuse. 



Winter Banana. 



Wagener. 



Mcintosh Red. 



Baldwin. 



Sutton Beauty. 



Alexander. 



Rome Beauty. 



Northern Spy. 



King. 



York Imperial. 



Many of these varieties will yield even greater profits if 

 put into smaller packages than the bushel box. 



Above all things, do not box apples if they are not of the 

 very best quality. The fact that many growers in Massachu- 

 setts have been boxing apples suitable only for sale in bar- 

 rels has put eastern box apples into disfavor among the com- 

 mission men. As a rule, it is well to box only a small 

 fraction of a crop from old renovated trees, and grade the 

 remainder for barrels and culls. Hampers, baskets, corru- 

 gated packages and other small receptacles have not yet be- 

 come practical enough to demand the consideration of the 

 average grower. They are suitable for special markets, and 

 each individual must determine their suitability in his own 

 case. 



Apples which are to be boxed should be handled with even 

 greater care than fancy barrel apples. The field receptacle 

 should be of small dimensions, preferably something in the 

 nature of a common bushel box. The apples should be laid 

 into the box, not poured in. It is advisable to place a sheet 

 of cheap paper between each tier of apples in the box, thus 

 eliminating all danger of puncture from the stems of other 

 apples. Do not fill the box entirely full, or, if this is done, 

 risers should be used upon the ends of the boxes in order 

 to be able to stack them without danger of bruising the 



