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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 



infectious diseases, limb or leaf rub, mis- 

 shapen fruit and all other defects equally 

 detrimental. Fruit bruised or punctured 

 or showing other evidences of rough 

 handling shall not be permitted in this 

 grade. Pears must have stem or part of 

 same intact. 



Fancy 

 This grade shall be but slightly below 

 the Extra Fancy pack; and shall consist 

 of pears not less than two inches in diam- 

 eter (except Winter Nelis, which shall 

 not be less than 1% inches) ; must be 

 hand picked, clean and sound, free from 

 insect pests, sun damage, broken skin, 

 scald, scale, worms, worm stings, infec- 

 tious diseases and all other defects equal- 

 ly detrimental, excepting that slight limb 

 or leaf rub, scratches or russeting will be 

 permitted provided no pear shall show 

 total blemishes aggregating more than 

 one-half inch in diameter. Pears must 

 have stem or part of same intact. Fruit 

 clearly misshapen, bruised, or bearing 

 evidence of rough handling shall not be 

 permitted in this grade. 



"C" Grade 



This grade should be the same as the 

 "C" grade provided for the other vari- 

 eties of pears. 



Seckel Pears 



These should be packed in half boxes, 

 the top faced, and then filled gently so 

 as to prevent bruising. Boxes to be lined. 

 Make one grade only, keeping out all in- 

 sect pests, worm holes, stings, scale, mis- 

 shapen and blemished fruit. 



PEACHES 



Peaches should be picked for packing 

 only when fully developed, but firm or 

 hard ripe. Yellow meated varieties should 

 show some yellow color. The fruit should 

 be picked and laid in the baskets or pails, 

 not dropped, and should be taken from 

 the vessel only at packing table. All 

 possible care should be used to avoid 

 bruises. 



Use standard peach boxes; cleats on 

 top only; use 4d special orange box ce- 

 ment nails for bottoms and sides. Drive 

 nails one inch from corner. Four nails 

 to each piece. Use three 4d cement box 



nails to each cleat — one in the center, and 

 one driven two inches from the end of 

 the cleat. The cover should hold the 

 fruit firmly in the box but should not 

 bulge more than % inch. Use 4i/i-inch 

 boxes only for Elberta peaches, running 

 50 to 84, both inclusive, avoiding the use 

 of extra cleats except in extreme eases. 

 Peaches that are too large to be laid in 

 the box five wide should be packed two 

 and three in 4io-inch boxes. If the 

 peaches are roundish, as in the case of 

 Crawfords, it will be necessary to use 

 some four-inch boxes with this pack. 



Peaches that will go five across the box 

 or smaller should be packed three and 

 three in four-inch boxes. The excellence 

 of the pack depends upon uniform grad- 

 ing. The peaches in a box should not 

 vary more than % inch in diameter. All 

 grades must be carefully wrapped in suit- 

 able paper. 



Peaches that run less than 9G to the 

 box should not be packed for shipment. 

 Eighty-four count should be the minimum 

 for Elbertas. In packing the box should 

 sit on an incline with the lower end of 

 the box to the packer. Both tiers should 

 be carried forward together. The peaches 

 should be placed in the box stem end 

 down, those in the top tier resting in 

 the spaces between those in the lower tier 

 so that no peach will rest squarely on 

 top of another. Pack all peaches with 

 the loose end of the wrapper down. No 

 over-ripe, undersized, immature, bruised, 

 misshapen, diseased, wormy, or otherwise 

 defective fruit should be packed. Over- 

 ripes may be packed for special purposes 

 with the letter "R" marked on the end 

 of the box. 

 . All marks should be placed on one end 

 of the box only. The variety shall be 

 placed in the upper right hand corner; 

 the number of peaches in the upper left 

 hand corner and the grower's name at 

 the top in the middle, and name of local 

 district in the lower right hand corner. 

 Use rubber stamps. 



Each local district shall employ an in- 

 spector qualified to give instructions in 

 picking and packing, and whose duty it 

 will be to see that each packing house is 



