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MISC. PUBLICATION 7 5, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



If testing work is heavy, the use of a tape-moistening machine is 

 advised. The machine used by the department can be regulated to 

 deliver any desired length of tape up to I6I/2 inches and is provided 

 with a shear for cutting the tape, and a brush which moistens the tape 

 as it comes out. Such a machine saves a great deal of time and applies 

 the proper amount of moisture. 



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Figure 7. — Glass graduate in position under hopper. 

 The pan shown in this picture is the one used in 

 making tests of berry boxes and till baskets 



If a machine of some type is not available the tape should be cut to 

 approximately the proper lengths before work is begun. The tape 

 may be moistened with a sponge, and each strip must be applied as 

 it is moistened. Care must be taken not to get the tape too wet, or 

 its adhesive quality will be destroyed. 



In pasting American berry boxes and till baskets the paper is ap- 

 plied on the outside at the corners and also over the space where the 

 two pieces of veneer cross each other. In the case of Climax baskets 



