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Grading. The apples should be graded by an experienced 

 grader and placed on the packing table ready for the packer. A 

 mechanical grader, as shown in the illustration, is useful until 

 one is able to judge the size of an apple readily. The holes in 

 the grading board may be of the following diameters: 2 1 / 4, 



Fig. 67. Methods of packing apples in boxes. Numbers show order in 

 which first fruits are placed in the boxes. At left, 4 tier straight 

 pack; at right, 3V2 tier diagonal pack. 



Fig. 68. Handy board for grading apples into sizes for packing. The 

 figures in the openings show the diameter of the holes in inches, 

 while the figures below show the corresponding packs. 



