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After the box is packed, a layer paper is placed upon it, 

 the ends of the lining paper which have been hanging loose 

 on the side are folded over the apples, the box taken to the 

 box press, and the bottom nailed on. Box presses are upon 

 the market and can be purchased very cheaply. Oftentimes 

 they are made at home. 



Boxes when piled upon each other should always be placed 

 upon their sides. They pile better and the fruit is not dam- 

 aged by this method. 



The following score card, or some slight modification of it, 

 is generally used for judging the box apples : — 



Apples. 



Texture and flavor, 100 



Size, 100 



Color, 150 



Uniformity, 150 



Freedom from blemishes, 1*50 



650 



Package. 



Material, 30 



Marking, 10 



Solidity (nailing, cleats, etc.), .. 10 



Packing. 



Bulge or swell, 100 



Alignment, 20 



Height of ends, 60 



Compactness, 80 



Attractiveness and stj'le, 40 



Packing in Bushel Pkoduce Boxes. 



50 



300 



1,000 



There has been up to the present time very little effort 

 made to really pack apples in the produce box. The so-called 

 jumble pack is the usual pack. A few of the growers of better 

 grade apples have been "placing" their apples in boxes. This 

 has meant selecting apples of a certain size which when placed 



