62 MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 



Just how high the top layer should be is a matter to 

 be determined by experience, judging from the variety 

 of the apple. Soft apples will give more than hard 

 ones without hurting. If the apples project just about 

 even with the top of the barrel, they will be approxi- 

 mately correct and then when the head is put on they 

 will be pressed down the thickness of the head, plus 

 the thickness of the chine of the barrel. If too much 



a Properly tailed. b Careless work. 



Fig. 49. 



pressure is applied the apples will be bruised and the 

 two top layers will be practically ruined for commercial 

 purposes. 



Heading the Barrel. After the fruit is placed on top 

 the best that can be done, the corrugated cap is put on, 

 if used, and then the barrel head laid on top. This 

 is gently forced into position by a barrel press until it 

 rests in the crozes and then the hoops are driven in 

 place. 



Nailing. After the head has been put on it is nailed 

 fast through the first hoop in the same manner as the 

 face of the barrel was at the beginning". 



