APPLES 
site corners The top of the 
table consists merely of burlap or canvas 
It is an improvement if a dou- 
ble thickness of the cloth is used and 
the upper tacked at one end only, allow- 
ing dirt and litter easily to be shaken off 
All the apples should be packed off the 
table about once an hour to. prevent 
pruises wearing upon them. The danger 
of bruises may also be lessened by edging 
the table with pieces of hose pipe’* An- 
other style of this type of packing table 
is one that is long enough to accommo- 
date two or more packers at either side; 
but this style, because of several disad- 
vantages, is less used. Instead of per- 
manent box supports attached to the table, 
a more convenient arrangement is secured 
by the use of a Skeleton bench made to 
accommodate only two boxes, the same to 
be drawn up alongside the table wherever 
desired to accommodate either a packer 
who packs from the tight or one who 
packs from the left This bench can 
also be built like the one in Fig. 18, with 
an added incline at the back, to which 
*Tdaho Eaperiment Station Bulletin 54, 1906 
Fig. 17. 
Burlap Packing Table. 
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the packer can shift his finished box to 
await the attendant. The revolving box 
rack sometimes used with the burlap 
table cannot be recommended, the skel- 
eton bench being more simple 
Some persons believe that in packing 
from a burlap table rather than from an 
orchard box or another apple box, a pack 
more uniform is secured, because of the 
larger number of apples spread over the 
table from which the packer may select. 
Also that the very extent to which the 
apples are spread out on this will save 
bruises from their being “pawed over” 
by the packer to find apples of the size 
that he is packing In working at this 
table, however, the packer frequently has 
to reach, not only to his side, but over 
into the hollow of the burlap, or behind 
him for the fruit, and, especially at the 
double, or continuous, style of this type 
of table, the large sheet of apples that 
is Spread out beside him, rather than 
being a benefit, sometimes but helps to 
confuse him, so that he will be seen to 
fumble over all the apples he can reach, 
while perhaps the one closest to him is 
the one he needs Many growers have 
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Three Feet is Wide Enough. 
Experiment Station Bulletin 298. 
