Sorting -tables and Presses. 



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which are needed in packing-houses, aside from 

 packages and crates, are trucks, sorting- tables, barrel 

 presses, and an abun- 

 dance of baskets or 

 barrels for the refuse 

 fruit. 



Sorting -tables are 

 of various patterns, 

 but those which are 

 used for apples, cran- 

 berries (Fig. 105), Fig. 105. Sorting cranberries. 



and other firm fruits, consist of a table or tray 

 about twice as long as broad, narrowed at one end, 

 at which it is open to allow the good fruit to roll 

 off into a basket or barrel. The fruits are poured 

 from the picking baskets on to the table, and a num- 

 ber of persons standing on either side remove the 

 litter and the inferior fruit, whilst they work the good 

 fruit on to the outlet. 



Of barrel presses there are several styles. The 

 most expeditious is some kind of lever press (like 

 No. 3 in Fig. 106), but more pressure can be ob- 

 tained* with a screw press (7), and such an im- 

 plement holds itself in place whilst the head is 

 being adjusted. Fig.. 106 (on page 434) contains 

 illustrations of all the types of barrel presses which 

 are 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 pack- 

 ing and baling goods) ; 6, stirrup press ; 7, iron 

 screw press. 



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