PACKING FRUIT INTO OTHER TYPES OF PACKAGES 275 



that it "just comes that way," but of course this merely means 

 that in their cases the method is carried out unconsciously. 



Scoring Boxes of Apples. The following score card is the 

 one used in judging boxes at the New England Fruit Show in 

 Boston in 1913. It represents fairly accurately the relative 

 importance placed on the various points which enter into a well- 

 packed box of apples. 



Score Card for Boxes of a Given Variety of Apples 



FRUIT. Texture and flavor 100 



Size' 100 



Color 150 



Uniformity 150 



Freedom from blemishes 150 



650 



PACKAGE. Material ; 30 



Marking 10 



Solidity (nailing, cleats, etc.) 10 



50 



PACKING. Bulge or swell 100 



Alignment 20 



Height of ends 60 



Compactness 80 



Attractiveness and style of pack 40 



OAA 

 OUvJ 



Total 1000 



The packing of fruit into the other types of packages has not 

 been so well reduced to a system, and in many cases probably 

 never will be. It is largely a question of getting a smooth, 

 attractive "face" on the package that shall fairly represent the 

 contents and still tempt the customer to buy (Figs. 145, 146, 

 147 and 148). 



QUESTIONS 



1. What are the advantages of grading fruit? 



2. Name and define three standard grades of apples. 



3. Mention three kinds of apple packages and give the advantages of each. 



4. What packages are used for pears? 



5. What for peaches? 



