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Question. How do you make the layers come out? 



Answer. Each style of pack has a definite number of layers. 

 Examples : The 3 Tier pack always has 3 layers ; 33^2 Tier 4 layers ; 

 4 Tier 4 layers ; 4^ Tier 5 layers. 



Question. Would you not have to pac ksome tiers both ways, , 

 a couple of tiers on the calyx end, and several on the cheek? 



Answer. Yes, that is done. If the fruit is being packed on 

 the cheek, and the packer finds he is not going to get the proper 

 swell, the middle layer is turned. 



Question. — Mr. Bassett. Does the man who does the packing, 

 do the grading? 



Answer. No. 



Question. What does the grading cost? 

 Answer. The graders are paid by the day. 

 Question. Do the graders use tables? 



Answer. The fruit is usually graded from one box to another. 

 This avoids unnecessary handling. 



Question. About what is the net cost of putting up a box of 

 apples ? 



Answer. Packing costs 5 cents; box material, from 10 to 12 

 cents; wrapping, lining and layering paper, i cent. Probably 18 or 

 20 cents would cover the cost. 



Question. The York Imperial has two rather distinct forms 

 we find running together ; a flat apple and one quite the reverse. 

 The apples might caliper the same, yet be difficult to pack. How 

 could this be managed? 



Answer. You would probably have to make separate grades 

 of the two forms. The long type would pack up nicely on the cheek, 

 while the flat type could be packed better with the stems up. 



Question. Those individuals who have adopted the box sys- 

 tem out there, have they eliminated the barrel system altogether ? 



Answer. Yes. 



Question. Do the men out there ever get any good sized ap- 

 ples that do not have color enough to put up in boxes ? 



Answer. Everything is packed in boxes. If the fruit is a little 

 off color, a large L is stamped on the end of the box. 



Question. — Mr. Bassett. What constitutes a number two? 



Answer. Blemished to some extent. 



Question. What do you mean by blemished? 



Answer. An apple aft'ected by hail ; small scabby spots, worm 

 punctures, etc. 



Mr. Bassett. One trouble about the adoption of the package 

 in the East seems to be that the commission men discourage it. 



Answer. This has been done laregly in the past, but I believe 

 the commission men are now forced to recognize the box package 

 here in the East. 



W. E. Grove. What kind of wood do they use for the boxes? 



Answer. Pine or spruce. Soft wood. I do not think the 

 growers will have any trouble in getting the material. Maine, I un- 

 derstand, has from 21 to 22 billion feet of standing spruce. 



Mr. Bassett. Do you buy the material knocked down? That 

 is, buy the shooks and make the boxes yourself ? 



