DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 



Plate I. (Frontispiece.) A well-kept Yellow Transparent orchard about 10 years 

 old. Good cultivation has been given and the trees have made an excellent 

 growth. 



Plate II. Wagons and packages used in handling summer apples. Fig. 1. — Wagon 

 loaded with half-bushel baskets of summer apples for the Philadelphia market. 

 This load consists of 149 baskets. The wagon is a common type used in New 

 Jersey in the vicinity of Philadelphia for hauling apples, tomatoes, and other 

 truck to market. Fig. 2. — Wagon loaded with seventy -three f -bushel baskets 

 of summer apples ready for hauling to the railroad station. The wagon is a com- 

 mon type used in Delaware for this purpose. The manner of loading the baskets 

 on the wagon is also shown. 



Plate III. Packing-house views. Fig. 1. — Exterior view of a packing house in 

 Delaware. There are four doors, one on either side. Each door is numbered to 

 facilitate in giving directions in regard to receiving and discharging fruit. A 

 truck used in hauling fruit from the orchard to the packing house is also shown. 

 Fig. 2. — Interior view of a packing house in Delaware showing a common 

 method of handling the fruit in grading and packing summer apples. Covers are 

 attached to the baskets before they leave the packing house. 



Plate IV. Typical summer-apple orchards. Fig. 1. — A Maiden Blush orchard in 

 New Jersey, about 30 years old. The props under the trees are suggestive of the 

 productiveness of this variety in this section. The orchard receives thorough 

 cultivation and spraying. Fig. 2. — A Red Astrachan orchard in Delaware, 

 about 25 years old. It has been well maintained. The trees are 36 feet apart. 

 The branches nearly interlock in both directions. 

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