270 GRADING AND PACKING 



Our barrel is now ready for marking, which is done with a 

 stencil. This ought to contain the name and address of the 

 grower and the name and grade of the apple. And above all the 

 stencil should be of plain, large letters. 



Scoring Barrels of Apples. — As an indication of the relative 

 importance which is placed upon the fruit, packing and package 

 for a barrel of apples it may be worth while to insert here the 

 score card used in judging barrels at the Third New England 

 Fruit Show, held in Boston in November, 1913. 



Score Card for Barrels of a Given Variety of Apple 



Fbuit. — Texture and flavor 100 



Size 100 



Color 150 



Uniformity 150 



Freedom from blemishes 150 



650 



Package. — Staves 10 



Hoops 10 



Heads 10 



Nailing 20 



Marking 20 



70 



Packing. — Facing 70 



Tailing 60 



Pressing 70 



Racking 80 



280 



Total 1000 



Packing apples in boxes requires more skill than packing 

 them in barrels. That is one objection to the box. Still, any 

 man who is at all "handy" will very soon pick up the principal 

 points, and it is then largely a matter of practice. There are 

 two principal sizes of boxes used. One is 101/4 inches deep by 

 11% inches wide by 18 inches long inside measure, and the other 

 10 by 11 by 20 inches. The first shape is preferable, but the 

 capacity is a trifle less. The material for the ends should be 

 % inch thick, that of the sides 3^ inch and the top and bottom 

 % inch. 



