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9--APPLES° 
(a) From two to five boxes should be 
used when packing apples. 
(bo) Always pack direct from orchard 
or peach box into which apples have been 
sorted, never from a canvas table 
(c) A box should be placed in a con- 
venient position to receive the odd sized 
apples for which no box has been started 
There are 20 or more different apple packs 
so it will readily be seen that all the dif- 
ferent sizes cannot be packed at one time 
(d) All apples should be packed on 
cheek with the stem directly from the 
packer Never allow the apples to slip 
sideways, as that brings the stem of one 
apple in contact with the side of another, 
often causing punctures; it also fills up 
the spaces and changes the alignment of 
fruit 
(e) To regulate the height of apples 
on end of box, place the end apples in the 
box in such a manner that the shortest 
diameter from cheek to cheek will come 
directly up and down; after packing the 
first two rows next to end of box in such 
a manner, apples may be turned so the 
greatest diameter from cheek to cheek 
will be up and down. If packed in this 
way, the box when finished will have a 
good bulge and the ends will not be too 
high. 
(f) A bulge of from one to one and a 
half inches on all packed boxes, counting 
top and bottom, is required. 
(g) Loose packed boxes, as well as 
those that are too high, should not be 
received at warehouse except for a re- 
pack. 
(h) Apple Packs—2x1, 2x2, 3x2 and 5 
tier straight 
(1) The 2x1 pack takes care of all 
those apples that are larger than three 
across the end of box. Pack should be 
three tiers deep. Start the box with the 
two, one in each lower corner of box next 
to packer. Place the one in the space 
between the two corner apples; then place 
next two in the spaces on either side of 
the one. Continue pack until tier is fin- 
ished, always remembering to keep stems 
directly from packer, spaces same size, 
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apple on cheek, the alignment perfect, 
and the apples in their tier firmly held in 
place by the pack. The second tier is to 
be packed over the first tier spaces and 
the third over the second tier spaces. 
(2) The 2x2 pack takes care of all ap- 
ples larger than four across the end of 
box and those that are just large enough 
to go three across the end. They should 
always be four tiers deep 
Place first apple in lower left hand cor- 
ner of box, the next to be so placed that 
the space between it and the first apple 
and the space between it and the lower 
right hand corner of the box will be the 
same size. The next two apples to be 
placed in the spaces provided by the plac- 
ing of the first two; continue pack in the 
same manner until tier is finished, al- 
ways remembering to keep stems direct- 
ly from the packer; spaces the same size, 
apples on cheek, the alignment perfect 
and the apples in the tier firmly held in 
place by the pack. The second tier 
should be placed over first tier spaces, the 
third over second tier spaces, and the 
fourth over third tier spaces. 
(3) The 3x2 pack takes care of those 
apples larger than five across the end of 
box and up to and including those that 
will just go four across the end. 
Place first three apples in the lower end 
of box next to packer in such a manner 
that there will be one in each corner of 
box and one in center. The next two to 
be placed in spaces provided by the plac- 
ing of the first three. Continue the pack 
in the same manner, always remember- 
ing to keep the stems directly from pack- 
er, apples on cheek, spaces the same size, 
the alignment perfect, and the apples in 
the tier held firmly in place by the pack. 
The second tier should be packed over the 
first tier spaces; the third over second 
tier spaces; the fourth over third tier 
Spaces, and the fifth or last tier over 
fourth tier spaces. 
(4) The five tier straight pack takes 
care of all those apples that are just large 
enough to pack five across the end of box. 
It is the only apple pack to be used where 
one apple rests squarely on top of another 
apple. 
