FRUIT PACKAGES 



51 



Fi g . 36. TOOLS FOR BARREL MAKING 



a Chamfer knife for cutting the bevels on barrel staves; b Crozer for 

 cutting grooves in the staves for the head. 



spaced, and allow for spring inside of the side pieces. 

 (Fig. 35.) The nails used are four-penny, cement-coated, 

 wire ones. 



A great many of the barrels are still set up in the 

 factory and shipped or hauled to the place where used. 

 A grower can easily set up the apple box, but it re- 

 quires some outlay or expense for equipping a shop to 

 set up a standard barrel. This has led to the establish- 

 ing of a great number of cooper shops all through the 

 apple-growing sections. Barrel material is becoming 

 more scarce each year and it is getting difficult to get 

 a decent apple 

 barrel without 

 paying almost 

 prohibito ry 

 prices. A small 

 outfit that can be 

 used on the farm 

 to set up barrels 



will cost about Fig. 37. A SET OF TRUSS HOOPS USED 

 $25 or $30. One IN SETTING UP A BARREL 



