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Mr. White adds, — " The suggestion is an excellent one. Purchasers, par- 

 ticularly in large cities, don't keep articles of domestic consumption in large 

 quantities — they have no convenience for so doing. When fruit especially is 

 wanted, the prefer to purchase just what is required, and are quite willing to pay 

 a high price if they get just what they want." 



We scarcely see where the advantage v,-ould be in using the 40 lb. boxes. 

 Surely the keg or the half barrel is much better. We have for some time prac- 

 tised putting up apples in three grades. No. 2 is understood to mean the 

 second class apples, which, on account of some blemish or imperfection, is unfit 

 for export. These are packed in ventilated barrels, as they are cheaper than 

 the ordinary closed barrel, and any fungus spots are less apt to grow than when 

 shut up tight. Sale can usually be found for this class of apples for cooknig 

 purposes, in our own markets, toward the end of November, and usually bring 

 all they are worth. If the fruit-grower has an evaporator on his place, he can 

 use them in it to still better advantage. No. i is understood to mean first-class 

 fruit, that is, the samples are fairly perfect, clean and well-colored, besides being 

 uniform in size. In favorable seasons the great bulk of the crop comes in this 

 class, but, unfortunately, in a year like this, nearly one-half must go as No. 2. 

 Extras, are very choice selected fruit, nearly uniform in size, and of high color, 

 suitable for table apples, and these go in half barrels for special markets. 



In packing grapes, it is well to observe similar care in the selection. No. 2 

 are second class, and should go for the wine vat or vinegar. They will consist 

 of such bunches as are very straggling, or contain either unripe or imperfect 

 berries. No. i, which includes all first-class bunches, well ripened, and of good 

 si/.e, may be packed in the lo-llD. basket, se^ Fig. 67, 

 with the same cover as shown in Fig. 68, only using that 

 color of leno which best corresponds with the color of 

 the grapes in each package. For very fancy grapes, or 

 extra assorted, special packages are sometimes used, 

 such as are shown in Fig. 00, made with a sliding 

 top, and packed from the bottotn in such a way that 

 on opening an even surface of choice grapes is shown, 

 the stems being concealed beneath. The 

 use of a little pinked out paper, of suitable 

 color, under the top of the cover, to pack 

 against, will add to the fancy apj)earance 

 of the jjackages. 



The use of small packages for fancy 

 fruit is not to be commended in general, 

 but only in cases where the fancy grade is 

 carefully kept up, and an appreciative market for such goods can be found. 



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