PACKING 



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of packs, number of layers and of apples in a layer, and the 

 number of apples in the packed box. 



HOW TO START 

 A 2-1 PACK 



HOW TO START 

 A 2-2 PACK 



HOW TO START 

 A 3-2 PACK 



HOW TO START 

 A 3-3 PACK 



Pig. 18. The diagonal pack adapted to apples of varying sizes. 



Start the pack against the lower end of the box nearest the 

 packer, the box being tilted so that the fruit will remain in 



{V. S.D. A.) 



Fig. 19. The upper box illustrates correct height and bulge ; the center 

 box is packed too high; the lower box too low. 



place. Great importance attaches to getting the initial layer 

 in place correctly with no free space between the last apples 



