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8. Each packer will be furnished meals by the grower where 

 he is packing, without charge, but must make necessary arrange- 

 ments for his bedding. 



9. Packers are only required to pack fruit properly wiped and 

 assorted from culls fairly well by the grower before being placed 

 upon the packing table, but the packer will be required to make 

 the final culling, which shall not exceed 8 per cent, or 8 boxes in 

 100. Such boxes as the packer may throw out he will be required 

 to handle with as much care as first-class fruit. 



10. Each packer must be supplied with suitable and necessary 

 room at the packing table, which must be properly and sub- 

 stantially made. 



11. Each packer shall require the grower to supply him with 

 empty boxes and have the paper in a convenient place. 



12. Each packer must set off his box when packed. 



13. If the grower is not properly prepared for the packers, 

 the packers will be at liberty to move on, or may charge the 

 grower at the rate of 20 cents per hour for extra time spent in 

 culling and wiping properly. It shall be the duty of each packer 

 to notify the grower of such conditions, when existing, in advance, 

 and should the grower make a protest, the packer will be at 

 liberty to move on and report the matter to the manager, who 

 will endeavor conscientiously to adjust the matter satisfactorily. 



14. Packers must be sure to have the exact number of apples 

 in the box as numbered. Foremen are cautioned to watch this. 

 Avoid criticism by following this instruction. We are on the 

 lookout for this sleight-of-hand trick. 



15. Please assist the packer. He is also a grower and your 

 friend; and remember he is following the instructions given by 

 the Board of Directors, who are acting as directors with your 

 interest at heart, giving one day each week of their time without 

 pay. 



We must give these Oregon growers the credit of put- 

 ting their apples on the market in what is probably the 

 finest commercial pack ever put up. (Fig. 97.) The time 

 is probably not far distant when other fancy fruit-growing 



