290 Fruit-growing in Arid Regions 



the thumb of the left hand is a great help in picking 

 up the paper. 



There are many styles of packs. Men who are in 

 a position to know seem to prefer the 3-3 or the 2-3 



pack for all grades, 

 and the time will come 

 when these will be the 

 only packs allowed. 

 Any of the straight 

 packs are objection- 

 able, as one fruit lies 

 directly on top of the 

 one below. Figure 

 79 illustrates what is 

 called a 6-6 straight 

 pack. It is objection- 

 able because it allows 

 the packer to pack too 

 small a grade of fruit. 

 As the peaches of the 

 top tier lie directly 

 on top of those below, 

 many bruises result. 

 Figure 80 illustrates 

 the 3-3 pack of 108's. 



This takes a little larger fruit, and it is more desirable. 

 The first box contains the maximum number of peaches 

 for this grade and the second only 102. Figure 81 illus- 

 trates the 4-5 pack of 90's, a very neat pack, but the 

 large openings along the sides are objectionable. For 

 the sake of uniformity it would have been better to 



