PEARS— PEAR PACKS 



1609 



5. Extra fancy consists of "every pear 

 substantially perfect." Fancy consists of 

 pears at the proper stage of ripeness, 

 free from diseases, bruises, worms, worm 

 stings or other defects. Choice consists 

 of pears of the proper degrees of ripe- 



ness, free from diseases of any kind, but 

 may be limb-rubbed, misshapen or have 

 worm stings, but not worms. 



See also article on Packing, under 

 Apples, page 326. 



Time for Picking in the Yakima Valley 



Compiled by C. L. Hamilton. 



PEAK PACKS 



Three-Two, Three-Three and Three-Four 



Packs 



Fig 1 shows how to start tlie first layer 

 of each of these packs. 



Three-Two Pack 



This is a four-layer or four-tier pack. 

 To begin the three-two pack, place three 

 pears blossom end down in the order 

 shown in Fig. lA, 1, 2, 3. Then reverse 

 the pears by placing them stem end to- 

 ward the packer and again follow the 

 numerals in the figure, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 



To place the second layer begin by put- 

 ting two pears blossom end down in the 

 pockets of the first layer, then reverse by 

 placing the pears stem end down as be- 

 fore. 



The third layer is laid like the first, 

 the fourth like the second. 



Four-tier counts of three-two packs: 



Fig. 1. Shows How to Start a Three-Two Pack 

 A : Three-Three Pack, B : Four-Three Pack. C. 



Three-Three Pack 



When the pears are small enough to 

 make a straight row across the end of 

 the box, as in Fig. IB, they are packed 

 in a three-three pack. This is a five-layer 

 or five-tier pack. 



To begin this pack place three pears 

 blossom end down in the end of the box 

 in the order named in Pig. IB. Then 

 reverse and place three pears in the or- 

 der shown. Now proceed as shown in 

 Fig. 3. 



