34 MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 
wormy specimens, all that is necessary in the grading 
house is to separate according to the requirements of 
fancies first and second grades. When a sorter becomes 
sufficiently expert at this work, he can grade and pack 
at the same time in either boxes or barrels, thus reduc- 
ing the amount of handling necessary. 
Mechanical Fruit Graders.—During the past five or 
six years, a number of mechanical fruit graders have 
appeared on the market. Most of these are designed for 
Fig. 23—GRADING FRUIT IN A WESTERN CANNERY 
Peaches, plums, apricots, need to be carefully graded for size and 
ripeness before canning. 
use in grading apples. However, some of them are also 
supposed to do good work on other fruits. The citrus 
growers of both California and Florida have used me- 
chanical graders for 10 or 15 years, and have found 
them a very great help in cutting down the expense of 
the operation. They, however, do a large business, often 
sending out as high as 1,000 cars of fruit from a single 
packing-house. 
