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common opinion, for example, that apples from trees 

 that have been thoroughly sprayed and well tilled are 

 better keepers than those of similar size and appearance 



FIG. 167. Packing-table for fruit. 



grown on neglected trees. When fruits are to be shipped 

 to any distance, it is important that the tillage and gen- 

 eral care of the fruit-plantation should have been the best. 

 Several forms of fancy pack are shown in the illus- 

 trations. For the 

 East, Close and 

 Ballard have given 

 good directions 

 (Md. Bull. No. 

 159): Fig. 161 is the 

 2x2 diamond pack 

 in three tiers packed 

 in the baskets of 

 the Georgia carrier, 

 and Fig. 162 is the 

 end view; Fig. 163 

 is the 3x2 dia- 

 mond pack in three 



FIG. 168. The straight and diagonal packs of , . i_ i f 



Oregon cherries. tiers, in baskets of 



