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and crates, and these are delivered into the pack- 

 ing-room by a shute. This building will accommo- 



Fig. 101. The packing and sorting of grapes. 



date ten packers, and will easily handle the grapes 

 from fifty acres of land. 



In the packing of grapes, the greatest care is 

 required to keep the fruit clean and fresh, to pre- 

 vent the bunches from being broken, and to pre- 

 serve the bloom upon the fruit. It is essential 



