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Upon being delivered from the field the peaches are 

 carefully emptied out upon tables having well padded or 

 canvas bottoms. At the sides of the tables are racks hold- 

 ing two or three boxes slightly inclined, one box for each, 

 grade, and the fruit is packed from the lower end up. 

 Peaches packed in these Western sections are each wrap- 



Interior of a peach-packing shed at Koshkonong, 

 showing the packing table, bushel baskets in which the fruit 

 is delivered from the field, and a six-basket crate. 



ped in paper. This operation is easily learned with a little 

 experience, although it will go rather slowly at first. The 

 papers used for wrapping are cut 7x7 or 8x8 and kept in 

 suitable trays at the side of the boxes and within easy 

 reach for the packers. 



