THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



ordinary commission houses. Above that 

 they are just put in, a few at a time, with no 

 attempt to fix, the barrels being shaken gently 

 two or three times during the filling, to settle 

 the fruit closely together. Then, when quite 

 full, the top is forced into place and the hoops 

 nailed fast. 



All our best apples are packed in small 

 boxes, with paper between the layers, because 

 private customers like them better than bar- 

 rels. The second quality we put into barrels, 

 but they go to regular customers who know 

 that we do no facing, as the first row of 

 selected and evenly placed fruit is termed; 

 we put a layer of hay in the bottom of the 

 barrel, fill it with the fruit, and end with a 

 layer of hay. Having no cold storage, we 

 ship as soon as packed. 



What we require for our own use for the 

 winter are packed in boxes and stored in the 

 cellar. The small ones are used for cider and 

 for feeding stock, the latter going into a bin 

 in the root cellar under the feed-house, where 



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