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box before nailing on the lid. A swell on the box, however, does 

 not necessarily mean a tight pack ; the apples must be tight from 

 side to side and from end to end. The Union wants a tight 

 ^ack, but not so compact as to bruise the apples. 



5. Packers will be furnished meals by the growers, without 

 cost, or allowed seventy-five cents per day by the grower for 

 board, but must make necessary arrangements for bedding. 

 The grower will furnish bed and mattress. 



6. Packers are required to pack apples only properly wiped 

 and sorted. If in your opinion the fruit should seem to be 

 running poor grade for the pack you are putting up, notify the 

 Field Inspector or the office at once. Remember you are held 

 mutually responsible with the grower for the quality of your 

 pack. 



7. Each packer must set off his box when packed. Do not 

 set a box of packed apples on top of another box of packed apples 

 which has no cover. This will bruise those in the under box. 

 Be very careful about this. 



8. The packers are all under the supervision of the Field In- 

 spector, who may dismiss any packer for cause. 



9. All packers must refrain from smoking on the premises 

 of any grower against his wishes. Failure to do so will result in 

 dismissal. 



Special. The Union wants a tight pack of good apples. 

 Don't jam the apples in and bruise them, but be sure to fill the 

 boxes solid full in all directions, up and down, sideways and end- 

 ways. Don't pack slack ; pack full and compact. 



Sizes. Four-tier apples include nothing smaller than one 

 hundred and twenty-eight size: one hundred and forty-four size 

 is special ; four and one-half tier includes one hundred and fifty 

 to one hundred and seventy-five size ; five-tier includes one hun- 

 dred and eighty-five to two hundred and twenty-five size. 



Packers will be paid five cents per box for four-tier and larger, 

 six cents per box for four and one-half tier and smaller, and also 

 allowed five cents per box for sorting off the packing table the 

 apples not belonging to the grade which they are packing. Ten 

 loose-sorted boxes will be counted as six packed. 



