GRADING AND PACKING 



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Various barrel presses are in use for bringing the 

 heads down into the chimes. The best and most 

 popular form is undoubtedly the lever press shown in 

 Fig. 16. A screw press (Fig. 17) is sometimes used, 

 but is awkward and undesirable. 



Pears are handled in pretty much the same way as 

 apples are, except that they are not so often packed 

 in barrels. When they go into barrels, however, the 



FIG. 16 — ORDINARY LEVER 

 PRESS FOR APPLE BARREL 



FIG. 17 — SCREW PRESS 

 FOR BARRELS 



treatment is just the same as for apples, and when 

 they go into boxes it is not much different. The use 

 of boxes will be discussed further in the next chapter. 

 The best peaches are packed one by one into 

 baskets, and the top layers are carefully faced, the 

 apex of each fruit being laid obliquely upward. The 

 same order of packing is followed, whether the peaches 

 are wrapped or not. Peaches of medium or inferior 

 quality are not handled a fruit at a time. Especially 

 in Delaware and Maryland, where the deep baskets are 

 used, the fruit is picked or poured into the basket, only 



