APPLES 
expensive, consisting of a slowly moving 
canvas belt 24 inches wide. The operator 
shifts the apples on the belt from side 
to side, and as the apples move along 
they are pushed gently to receiving tables 
by curved rods covered with cotton garden 
hose, lying just above the belt. One table 
receives the “C” grade, one the “Fancy” 
and three other tables receive the “Extra 
Fancy” in three different sizes. 
We present herewith descriptions of 
two sizing machines. 
The Price Fruit Sizing Machine 
The following statement is from the in- 
ventor: 
It sizes by weight. The apples are 
dropped by a pegged wheel into a cup 
which is attached to an arm, which in 
turn is moved by a spring, throwing the 
apples a distance in proportion to their 
weight, to the proper bins. 
It will detect water-cored apples, for 
they have a greater specific gravity than 
normal apples, and apples which ought 
to pack 112 to 125 will be found in bins 
packing 104. 
The apples are not bruised, as they 
strike soft felt and _ spring-supported 
cloth, and roll gently into the bins. 
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They come into contact with enough 
cloth during the process to sufficiently 
clean them for market. 
It distributes the apples into 20 bins, 
each bin containing apples of an exact 
size used in the Northwest standard pack. 
The power machine as illustrated handles 
1,500 boxes per day. These machines are 
built in units—one unit forming a small 
machine capable of handling 750 boxes 
per day, and two units connected form 
the large machine. These are _ inter- 
changeable and can be added at any time. 
Jones Sizing Machine. 
The method of operation of the Jones 
sizer is as follows: 
The fruit is put into a canvas bottomed 
hopper, from which it rolls down and is 
spread out before the operator seated at 
the assorting table, as shown in the large 
cut. As the fruit is there spread out and 
rolling over before him, he determines 
the properly colored and shaped fruit and 
directs it to the near side of the machine, 
turning the sound but imperfectly colored 
or shaped fruit to the far side, and throw- 
ing out that which is not fit for packing. 
As shown in the small cut, the grading 
mechanism consists of a series of rubber 
belts, perforated with round holes of 
Fig. 14. 
Price Sizer and Grader. 
