FRUIT-PACKING OPERATIONS 63 
Heading Presses.—There are several different makes 
of barrel headers on the market, most of them working 
satisfactorily. Some of them exert pressure by means of 
a screw whileothers 
use a lever. The 
ones that have the 
circle (Fig. 50 }) 
which exerts the 
pressureon the 
head is better than 
the long, flat piece, 
because of the even 
distribution of 
pressure over the 
end of the barrel. 
Where the flat 
: Fi Fig. 50.—TWO TYPES OF BARREL PRESSES 
press heads are b is preferable, as it exerts a more even pressure 
used they often on the barrel head. 
slip sideways and, 
in the hands of careless packers, do considerable damage 
to the fruit. 
Packing Fruit in Boxes.—It requires much more skill 
and practice to put up a successful box pack than it does 
with barrels. The apples must be graded to a more uni- 
form size and more care taken in every way. Boxes 
are placed on the side of the packing table (Fig. 52), giv- 
ing the right height to meet the convenience of the worker. 
These boxes can be put on either end of the grading 
table to suit the packer, depending on whether he pre- 
fers to use the right hand or the left in placing the 
fruit. 
Each box is fitted with two box-lining papers. These 
