GRADING AND PACKING 



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form size; at least eighty per cent free from worm 

 holes, scabs, or other defects. 



(4) No. 2. Apples or pears that are disqualified 

 from being classed under any of the aforementioned 

 grades, but which are useful for culinary purposes, 

 and not less than two inches in diameter. 



IV. SORTING TABLES 



For grading fruits some kind of a sorting table is 

 usually best. The size and character of this sorting 



FIG. 15 — APPLE SORTING TABLE. 



table are determined by the kind and quantity of fruit 

 to be handled, and somewhat by other and more local 

 circumstances. The larger the package to be filled 

 the larger the table should be. As a general rule, 

 subject to some exceptions, it may be said that the 

 sorting table should be large enough to hold at once, 

 and to display within reach of the man who grades, 

 enough fruit to fill three packages. An apple sorting 

 table, for instance, should be roomy enough so that 



