1922.] 



Grading and Sizing of Apples. 



543 



At the Lancashire Milk Eecording Society's fourth Annual 

 Show and Sale on 10th November, 1921, Gl non-pedigree cows 

 and heifers averaged 63 guineas. The highest prices were 100 

 (twice), 98, 93 and 90 (three times) guineas, and for the calves 

 49 and 42 guineas. 



At a Sale of recorded non-pedigree cattle at Penrith on 11th 

 November, 1921, 3 cows made 117, 95 and 94 guineas 

 respectively. 



On the 15th November, 1921, the herd of a member of the 

 Kent Society was disposed of. Fifty-eight non-pedigree cows 

 and heifers realised an average of 78 guineas, the highest prices 

 being 120, 110 (twice), 108, 105, 102, 100 (four times) guineas. 

 For calves the highest prices were 30 and 25 guineas. 



The following are the })rincipal mcmoi-anda used in connection with the 

 livestock operations of the Ministry, and copies of them can be obtained free of 

 charge, on application to the Secretary, Ministry oC Agriculture and Fisheries, 

 Whitehall Place, London, S.W.l. 



Leaflet 282 ... Scheme for the Improvement of Live Stock. 



Leaflet 146 ... The Value of Records of the Milk Yields of Cows. 



No. 609/T.L. (L2) . Bull Grant Regulations. 

 No. 392/T.L. (L4) . Milk-Recording Regulations. 

 No. 446/T.L. (Lll) . Boar Grant Regulations. 

 Particulars of the Light Horse Breeding Scheme for the year ended 31st March, 

 1922, will be published in the October issue of the Jovrnal. 



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GRADING AND SIZING OF APPLES. 



J. Stoddart, 

 Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. 

 In an article by Mr. J. Turnbull, published in the August issue 

 of the Journal, mention was made of an improved type of 

 hand-sizer which was being tested by officers of the Ministry. 

 The ^\riter is now able to describe and illustrate this apparatus 

 and explain the considerations which brought about its 

 production. 



One of the greatest difficulties encountered in securing the 

 adoption and use of the standard box for English apples has 

 been the lack of a simple, efficient and speedy means of grading 

 and sizing the fruit. Experience at many demonstrations of box 

 pa-cking indicates that the majority of growers desire some sort 

 of apparatus which will separate the apples into definite sizes 

 without the apprenticeship needed for eye-sizing, and that th(\v 

 prefer to fill and close one box at a time. 



While weif^ht-sizing is undoubtedly the most efficient method, 

 machines for this purpose are necessarily costly and methods of 

 sizing by diameter must be considered. In anticipation of 



