FRUIT-PACKING OPERATIONS 



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Fig. 67. BULGE OX BOXED FRUIT 

 Left too high. Center about right. Right too low. 



"When the top is nailed on, the spring of the slats keeps 

 the apples tight yet does not exert enough pressure to 

 bruise the fruit. 



Then by making use of 

 the cleats on each end, 

 the boxes can be piled or 

 tiered up in storage or 

 shipping and the bulge in 

 the center will not be suf- 

 ficient to cause the fruit 

 to be bruised by the 

 weight of the packages. 

 This swell is made uni- 

 form across the box and 

 diminishes gradually to- 

 wards each end making a 

 sort of a circle in outline. 

 At the end, each apple 

 projects above the box F te- 68 - 



only about one-quarter of * d 3 ? orreet ?r 2a T nd4 i s ^ ck ' 



Closed packages should not be piled on 

 an inch. If more than, the face, but always on the side, 



