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think of placing a turlDuroulous oow among h.is herd of 

 soxuid cattle for the experience of such has taught him 

 the results that he might expect. It woxild not he long 

 before his whole herd would he effected and worthless, 

 3?or the same reason no thoiightful fruit grower should 

 think of packing scabhj'' apples or those that are affect- 

 ed with hitter rot or any other disease with the better 

 grades of his fruit. If so poor keeping and correspond- 

 ing poor prices will undoubtedly follow. Long keeping 

 apples and pears should be carefully assorted, accord- 

 ing to the degree of matiirity which they show. Ripe 

 ones soonest decay and if mixed with the hard ones and 

 less rmtwre ones they soon spoil the whole lot. Again 

 separating them when they are packed will avoid frequent 

 picking over afterwards. 



The bulk of the apple crop is packed in barrels of 

 which a great many states have a regulation sixe. How- 

 ever the small boxes, holding a bushel, are coming more 

 and more into use and it is thought by a great many <?> ? «* 

 fruit growers and experimenters along this line that 

 fruit will keep best in such packages, for it insures 

 better packing, more careful grading and more care to 

 most all the details. It is also becoming more and more 



