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MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 



are always looked for by 

 the handler or buyer of 

 the fruit. In the first 

 place, the packing must 

 be tight, so that the apples 

 will not move or -rattle 

 about in handling. To 

 accomplish this, what is 

 generally known as the 

 swell or bulge (Fig. 67) 

 is put on each package. 

 That is, in filling the box, 

 the apples in the center are 

 Fig. 65. higher than those on the 



Bring the right hand from under, up enc [ This is USUally f rom 



over the top. _ 



a nalr to three-quarters 01 

 an inch higher in the center than the top of the box. 



Fig. 66. NOT PROPERLY WRAPPED 

 Stems should not puncture paper. 



