170 THE AMERICAN APPLE ORCHARD 



with a long and narrow apple, as there must be four 

 layers in this box. 



"Figure 4 shows the smallest five-row apple that 

 can be packed in this grade. The box contains five 

 layers and 250 apples. All the layers in this grade 

 are placed in the same manner as shown in the top 

 layer. This grade cannot be packed with a long ap- 

 ple. The five-row grades, which are sometimes called 

 straight fives, are found in 23 different grades reach- 

 ing from 140 down to 250 specimens in each box. 



"Figure 5 shows an odd grade of five-row apples. 

 Without this style of a pack it is almost impossible 

 to pack all the apples from the orchard and have them 

 all packed neatly and correctly. The box ehown in 

 Figure 5 contains 213 apples. In this grade the center 

 of every apple in the third and fifth layers comes di- 

 rectly over the center of its corresponding apple in 

 the first layer. The center of every apple in the 

 fourth layer comes directly over the center of its mate 

 in the second layer. There are three grades of this 

 style. In one the first row will contain eight apples, 

 the second seven, the third eight again and then seven 

 and eight, making a total of 188 apples in the box. In 

 the second grade of this style, the first, last and every 

 row will contain eight apples, with the box holding 

 just 200 specimens. In the third grade of this style 

 the first, third and fifth rows will contain nine apples, 

 while the second and fourth will contain only eight, 

 making the box hold 213 apples. 



"The sixth and last style of packing shown is rep- 

 resented by Figure 6. This box will contain 72 ap- 

 ples. Only the first of its four layers is shown. The 

 cores of all apples in the third layer will come directly 



