STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 541 



Material.— Ends, three-quarter inch ; sides, three-eighths inch ; 

 tops and bottoms, two pieces each, one-quarter inch thick. There 

 should be two cleats for each top and bottom. The sides of the 

 box should be nailed A\itli 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. 

 Five-penny cement-coated nails are preferable. 



Wrapping paper. — Any of the following grades may be 

 used: Light manilla, heavy-weight tissue, or "white news." 

 The size of the wrapper will vary somewhat, according to the 

 size of the apple. Two sizes should be ordered, eight inch by 

 ten inch and ten inch by ten inch. The approximate cost of 

 this w^rapping paper would be, light manilla, and heavy-weight 

 tissue, four and one-half or five cents per pound, or about 

 thirty-five cents per thousand sheets; "white news," three and 

 one-half cents per pound, or about thirty cents per thousand 

 sheets. 



Lining paper. — The lining paper is made from "white news," 

 size eighteen inches by twenty-four inches. The approxi- 

 mate cost of this paper would be three and one-half cents 

 per pound, or about one dollar and fifteen cents per thousand 

 sheets. 



Layer paper. — In some cases it is necessary to use layer paper 

 to raise the pack in order to come out right at the top. For this 

 purpose use colored tag-board, size seventeen and one-quarter 

 inches by eleven inches, or nineteen and one-half inches by ten 

 and one-half inches, according to the box. The approximate cost 

 of this paper would be about seven dollars and fifty cents per 

 thousand sheets. The above prices were quoted before the 

 war. 



Packing.- — Before placing the apples on the packing table they 

 are usually graded into different sizes. This facilitates very 

 nmch the work of the packers. A sizer may be used at the 

 beginning, but one soon trains the eye to recognize the different 

 grades. The diagonal pack is preferable, although one is forced 

 to use the straight pack for a few sizes. 



The following table was used at Hood River, Oregon, in the 

 fall of 1910. (C. I. Lewis, in "Better Fruits") : 



