304 THE APPLE 



for enough to pay for the expense of packing, so poor will be its 

 appearance on the market in comparison with well-packed fruit. 



All apples under 3 inches in diameter are packed flat ; those 

 from 3 to 3 1 inches are packed on the side ; those from 3] to 

 3 1 inches flat; and all above 3| inches on the side. The 3-inch 



First and third layers Second and fourth layers 



2-2 diagonal pack, four layers, 96 apples 



First and third layers Second and fourth layers 



2-2 diagonal pack, four layers, 88 apples 



First and third layers Second and fourth layers 



3-2 pack, five layers, 4-2 tiers, 188 apples. Reverse layers will give 187 apples 



Fig. 137. Northwest Special boxes 



apple is an extremely awkward size to pack in either box, but if 

 necessary it can be put in the Special size. In practice it is custo- 

 mary to grade the fruit with variations up to ^ inch ; therefore the 

 3-inch fruit may be placed with the 2^-inch or 3i-inch grades. It 

 will be noticed that the smaller apples may be packed in either box, 

 but the larger ones will usually pack well in only one size. This 

 shows the necessity of having both sizes on hand. 



