Barrel-Presses 



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the head is being adjusted. Fig. 181 presents types of 

 barrel presses in common use. They are: 1, home-made 

 lever press; 2, Climax lever press; 3, improved lever 

 press; 4, stand-up barrel header; 5, packing press (for 

 packing and baling 

 goods); 6, stirrup press; 

 7, iron screw press. Fig. 

 182 is another form. 



STORING FRUITS AT 

 THE FARM 



It is impossible to 

 draw the line between 

 a packing-house and a 

 storage-house. In fact, 

 the same structure may 

 be used for both pur- 

 poses, as is the grape- 

 house that has been 

 described in the preced- 

 ing pages (page 408). 

 There is increasing 

 necessity that the fruit- 

 grower provide the 

 means of storing fruits, 

 when prices are low 

 and competition is very sharp. 



As a rule, it will not pay the separate fruit-grower to 

 build iced storage or chemical store-houses for his fruit, 

 unless he has a very large acreage. This cold storage of 

 fruit is really a business by itself, and requires much care 

 and skill to carry it through successfully, and a discussion 



FIG. 181. Barrel-presses. 



