4 BULLETIN 1006, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



office and the duplicate copy forwarded to the growers for their 

 information. The original copy of this form occupies the lower part 

 of the sheet provided for the register of sampled-fruit receipts, the 

 duplicate copy occupying the lower part of the sheet provided for 

 the reconcilement of fruit deliveries. Perforated lines permit them 

 to be separated easily. 



As soon as all discrepancies have been reported and the proper 

 corrections made" on the reconcilements, the total weights are reduced 

 to boxes and transferred to the account sales. The information 

 shown on the account sales includes the classification of fruit by 

 grades and sizes, net average prices per box (after all selling and 

 handling charges have been deducted), and net returns for each 

 variety of fruit. 



METHOD OF OPERATION. 



RECEIVING LOOSE FRUIT. 



Fruit is delivered to the community packing house in open boxes 

 without being sorted into grades or sizes. As each lot is unloaded, a 

 loose fruit receipt (Form No. 1) is made out in triplicate. The origi- 

 nal is given to the grower as evidence of the delivery of the fruit, the 

 duplicate (tissue) copy is sent to the office for filing, and the triplicate 

 (cardboard) copy is attached to one of the boxes of each sample by 

 means of a small tin holder and serves as a means of identifying the 

 sample in the test room. The office copy of each loose-fruit receipt is 

 held in a temporary file awaiting the receipt of the triplicate cardboard 

 copy used to identify the samples. 



It is advisable to check over the numerical order of the receipts 

 turned into the office each day by the sample clerk to be sure that 

 none are missing. This is a very important practice and should be 

 enforced rigidly as protection for the growers' account. To facilitate 

 posting, receipts are then arranged alphabetically, according to 

 growers' names. By referring to the temporary file, it is possible to 

 determine at any time the quantity of fruit remaining in the sample 

 room to be tested and also to determine the length of time samples are 

 held before being tested. 



The number of boxes selected as a sample from each load varies 

 with the size of the load. It is usual to set aside 1 box in every 20 

 (about 5 per cent) as a fair test of each load of fruit delivered. No 

 fixed quantity is required, as it is generally felt that, regardless of 

 the size of the sample, an accurate test will be obtained. After 

 attaching the triplicate of the loose fruit receipt to one box of the 

 sample, it is trucked into the test room, and the remainder of the 

 load is stacked with the unpacked fruit of the same variety. 



