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Labeling. 



Every grower who puts up fruit fit for box packing should 

 have a label to paste upon the end of his apple boxes. The 

 label should be stenciled with the class of fruit, such as 

 " Fancy " or " Extra Fancy," in the upper left corner. The 

 number of apples in the box should be placed in the upper 

 right corner. The variety of apples can appropriately be 

 placed between the two upper corners. Boxes when piled 

 upon each other should always be placed upon their sides. 

 They pile better and the fruit is not damaged by this method. 



Other difficulties experienced by beginners at apple pack- 

 ing will be overcome by intelligent study and continued prac- 

 tice. A grower who uses the box package for marketing his 

 strictly high-quality fruit ought to net a larger profit than 

 if he marketed it in the large, bulky barrel. The box pack- 

 age has succeeded wonderfully with the progressive western 

 fruit grower, and is also finding favor with the up-to-date 

 eastern grower who does not make the mistake of using in- 

 ferior grades. 



