62 Lessons in Fruit Gi^owing. 



bushel baskets and occasionally in boxes holding about a 

 bushel (Fig. 19). When packed in barrels, the first two or 

 three tiers of apples put in the barrel are commorAj faced ^ i. e., 

 placed in regular rows with the stem end downward. The 



Fig. 19. A biishel box for marketing apples and pears (size 10x12x18 inches, 

 Inside). 



faced apples should be of uniform size and should represent 

 the average qualit}' of the fruit in the barrel; they should 

 be placed in concentric rings beginning at the outside of 

 the barrel, and those of the second tier should be placed in 

 the depressions between those of the first tier. When 

 apples are packed for shipment across the ocean, it is well 

 to face the entire barrel, as this ensures close packing and 

 tends to careful assorting. When packed for home trade, 

 only one end of the barrel is commonly faced. The un- 

 faced apples may be put in with a small, swing-handled 

 Isasket, that can be turned over in the barrel, and the barrel 

 should be shaken a little as each basketful is emptied. The 

 barrel may be filled nearly even full from the basket, and 

 the last apples put in should project about an inch above 

 the top of the barrel, but if the contents of the whole barrel 

 are faced, the last tier should project but little above the 

 top, as they are packed closer when all are faced than when 



