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then two pieces of a heavy tough crepe paper, blue in color, or a heavy- 

 white wax paper on the corrugated sheet. Place the paper so that it can 

 be folded over the sides, leaving enough margin so that when the box is 

 filled the paper can be brought back over the fruit before the bottom is 

 nailed on. Thus the box is lined top, bottom, and sides but not on 

 the ends. 



{New England Box Oo.) 



Fig. 21. Types of apple boxes used for Eastern apples. The box in the 

 center foreground is standard. It has, however, been packed a little too 

 full. When the paper cover has been placed on the fruit, and the slats 

 nailed in place, it should be possible to pile the boxes without bruising 



the fruit. 



The second part in the process is the facing. The fruit used is as 

 uniform as to size and color as the grade will permit. The cheek pack 

 is used, keeping the color side up, and the fruit is packed as tightly as is 

 possible without bruising. 



As fast as graded, place the fruit on the face, being careful to bring 

 the fill up level, although not placing the fruit in exact layers. When the 

 box is full, slightly above the ends, fold the paper over the fruit and 



