NINTH ANNUAL MEETING. 95 



Question: Are these boxes made in this country? 



Answer: I think not at the present time; but it is a 

 very simple matter for any box factory to make them. 

 Oranges that come from Spain and Italy are packed in 

 boxes made from shooks that come from Maine, as America 

 is the greatest timber country in the world. 



Question: How much pressure do you want to put 

 upon the apple in packing it? 



Answer: Just enough to keep it solidly in place, but 

 not enough to bruise it at all. The box holds fifty pounds, 

 which is a legal bushel under the English Pure Food law, 

 the same as fifteen ounces makes a dozen eggs, so that 

 some times ten eggs make a dozen, if large, while at other 

 times it takes sixteen or seventeen small ones. 



Question — President Merriman: In shipping apples to 

 England, would it not be best to pick and pack them 

 immediately in the orchard, and at once ship to cold 

 storage in England, then hold there until markets were 

 best, rather than hold them on this side of the water? 



Answer: It is best to put them in cold storage and 

 hold until the latent heat is all out of them, then they can 

 be shipped and will arrive on the other side in most perfect 

 condition, without the bloom being lost. This is done 

 without any trouble from Tasmania, which is 15,000 miles 

 away, the fruit coming through the hot climate of the 

 Red Sea, reaching England in fair condition although a 

 little dry — in spite of all this they sell at $3.75 per box. 



Question: How does the Baldwin compare with the 

 Ben Davis in the English market? 



Answer: The Baldwin has been a great favorite in 

 England, but I am told it is not a good keeper; this is 

 due to the latent heat in the center of the barrel, which 

 develops a sort of dry rot at the core. The apples that 

 find the best favor in the English market at present are the 

 Ben Davis, Northern Spy, Newtown Pippin and Russet. 

 Then the Jonathan is prized very highly, as is also the 

 Rhode Island Greening. The Baldwin is well liked, but 

 they don't like the dry rot, but this can be gotten rid of if 

 you use the right packages. 



