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tJie name of the locality where grown and the name of the packer or 

 the person by whose authority the apples were packed and the barrel 

 marked. 



Sec. 6. That any person, firm or corporation, or association who 

 shall knowingly pack or cause to be packed apples in barrels, or who 

 shall knowingly sell or offer for sale such barrels in violation of the 

 provisions of this Act, shall be liable to a penalty of One Dollar and 

 costs for each such barrel so sold or offered for sale, to be recovered 

 at the suit of the United States in any court of the United States 

 having jurisdiction. 



Sec. 7. That this Act shall be in force and effect from and after 

 the first day of July, nineteen hundred and thirteen. 



It is seen that there is but one grade and but three sizes, 

 which are governed by the minimum size of the apples in 

 each grade. 



Any one desiring a copy of this law, with explanations 

 and advice, may obtain it by writing to the International 

 Apple Shippers' Association, 613 Mercantile Building, Roch- 

 ester, IST. Y. Any one desiring further information should 

 write to the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, 

 Room 136, State House, Boston, Mass. 



Owing to the frequent difficulty of obtaining apple barrels, 

 one should order them in advance of the time they are 

 needed. Use only new barrels for the best size and perhaps 

 for the second best size. If second-hand barrels are used at 

 all they should be carefully cleaned. Hard-wood barrels 

 with elm hoops are the best. 



The actual packing of the barrel consists in placing a 

 corrugated head on the bottom of the barrel. The final top 

 of the barrel is the bottom as it is being packed. If the 

 quality of the apples warrants it, a fancy lace paper circle 

 is next put into the barrel. An oiled or paraffined paper 

 circle is put in next, which prevents any dirt which may pos- 

 sibly sift into the barrel through the cover from coming in 

 contact with the fruit, and also prevents excessive moisture 

 transpiration from the apples. The head of the barrel is now 

 faced with uniform sized apples of a grade which is typical 

 of the contents of the barrel. These apples should be of 

 good color, or at least show good color around the stem ends. 



