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to another. The bruising of the flesh or injuring of the skin 

 should be avoided. 



The fruit should be placed in the shade of a tree as soon 

 as it is picked and sent to the packing house in a short time. 



Fig. 104. — A quality pack of applies. (Wilkinson.) 



Packing. — The apple is either packed in the bushel box 

 or the barrel. The apple box is used the most extensively 

 in the northwestern fruit-growing districts, although the 

 eastern regions are using the box to a limited extent. The 

 barrel is the most popular vessel in the central west and 

 in the eastern fruit-growing regions. The apple barrel 

 holds about three bushels. The distance to the market 

 regulates to a certain degree the vessel which is used. As 

 a rule the box is used where only very fancy fruit is packed, 

 and higher prices must be obtained for it, because of the 

 extra cost in packing and shipping. 



Every package should be clean, uniform in size and color, 

 true to the grade throughout and have sufficient compres- 

 sion to avoid looseness in transit. Each package should be 

 properly labelled, which should contain the varietal name 

 and the name and address of either the individual or the 

 company packing the fruit. 



