FRUIT-PACKING OPERATIONS 



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Heading Presses. There are several different makes 

 of barrel headers on the market, most of them working 

 satisfactorily. Some of them exert pressure by means of 

 a screw while others 

 use a lever. The 

 ones that have the 

 circle (Fig. 50 b) 

 which exerts the 

 pressure on the 

 head is better than 

 the long, flat piece, 

 because of the even 

 distribution of 

 pressure over the 

 end of the barrel. 



ere the flat 



' Fig. 50. TWO TYPES OF BARREL PRESSES 



press heads are b is preferable> as it exerts a more even pre ssure 



USed they often on the barrel head. 



slip sideways and, 



in the hands of careless packers, do considerable damage 



to the fruit. 



Packing Fruit in Boxes. It requires much more skill 

 and practice to put up a successful box pack than it does 

 with barrels. The apples must be graded to a more uni- 

 form size and more care taken in every way. Boxes 

 are placed on the side of the packing table (Fig. 52), giv- 

 ing the right height to meet the convenience of the worker. 

 These boxes can be put on either end of the grading 

 table to suit the packer, depending on whether he pre- 

 fers to use the right hand or the left in placing the 

 fruit. 



Each box is fitted with two box-lining papers. These 



