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7 feet; width at back, 31/^ feet; height at front, 32 inches; 

 height at back, 36 inches ; height of side boards, 6 inches. 



Spaces are left between the boards in the bottom of the 

 table for the dirt and leaves to sift through. The boards 

 must be of a soft wood and smoothed off, in order not to in- 

 jure the fruit. The back of the table is purposely made five 

 or six inches higher in order that the apples may roll down 

 towards the front. 



It is necessary to have three men working at such a table 

 to get the best results. An upturned barrel is placed at 

 the end of the table. On this is placed a basket for a 

 certain gi-ade, — the gTade which is running the smallest. 

 A man stands at the side of the table and sorts. He has one 

 or two upturned barrels beside him which hold the baskets 

 for other grades. The third man in the crew knocks the 

 tail end out of the barrels, picks out the facer apples, puts 

 them into the barrels and empties the baskets of the two 

 sorters into their proper barrels. Three men working in a 

 crew in such a manner will average about 40 to 45 barrels 

 per day. One extra man can head up and stencil all the 

 barrels put up by three such crews. 



A heavier table is often used in packing-house work. It 

 is 9 feet long, 6 feet wide and 33 inches high in front, with 

 the table running lengthwise. The back of the table is 38 

 inches high and the side 8 inches high. The bottom is 

 slatted, as in the end-delivery table. Three men are needed 

 in the sorting crew, as at the other table. The only advan- 

 tage of this table is the fact that more field barrels can be 

 emptied upon it at one time. 



The Sulzer bill, which was signed by the President Aug. 

 3, 1912, and which became operative July 1, 1913, stand- 

 ardizes the apple barrel and takes care of the grades of the 

 apples. The bill follows : — 



The Sulzer Bill. 

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

 United States of America in Congress assembled, that the standard 

 barrel for apples shall be of the following dimensions when measured 



