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expensive, consisting of a slowly moving 

 canvas belt 24 inches wide. The operator 

 shifts the apples on the belt from side 

 to side, and as the apples move along 

 they are pushed gently to receiving tables 

 by curved rods covered with cotton garden 

 hose, lying just above the belt. One table 

 receives the "C" grade, one the "Fancy" 

 and three other tables receive the 'Extra 

 Fancy" in three different sizes. 



We present herewith descriptions of 

 two sizing machines. 



The Price Fruit Siziiis: Machine 



The following statement is from the in- 

 ventor: 



It sizes by weight. The apples are 

 dropped by a pegged wheel into a cup 

 which is attached to an arm, which in 

 turn is moved by a spring, throwing the 

 apples a distance in proportion to their 

 weight, to the proper bins. 



It will detect water-cored apples, for 

 they have a greater specific gravitj' than 

 normal apples, and apples which ought 

 to pack 112 to 125 will be found in bins 

 packing 104. 



The apples are not bruised, as they 

 strike soft felt and spring-supported 

 cloth, and roll gently into the bins. 



They come into contact with enough 

 cloth during the process to sufficiently 

 clean them for market. 



It distributes the apples into 20 bins, 

 each bin containing apples of an exact 

 size used in the Northwest standard pack. 

 The power rnachine as illustrated handles 

 1,,500 boxes per day. These machines are 

 built in units — one unit forming a small 

 machine capable of handling 750 boxes 

 per day. and two units connected form 

 the large machine. These are inter- 

 changeable and can be added at any time. 



Jones Sizing Machine 



The method of operation of the Jones 

 sizer is as follows: 



The fruit is put into a canvas bottomed 

 hopper, from which it rolls down and is 

 spread out before the operator seated at 

 the assorting table, as shown in the large 

 cut. As the fruit is there spread out and 

 rolling over before him, he determines 

 the properly colored and shaped fruit and 

 directs it to the near side of the machine, 

 turning the sound but imperfectly colored 

 or shaped fruit to the far side, and throw- 

 ing out that which is not fit for packing. 



As shown in the small cut, the grading 

 mechanism consists of a series of rubber 

 belts, perforated with round holes of 



Fig. 14. Price Sizer and Grader. 



