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plate holding the face. Turn the basket over, release the facing 

 device, and put the cover on the basket. 



The whole operation may be performed very quickly. In 

 large establishments, workers place the facers and send them 

 along on conveyors to others who place the followers and 

 fill the baskets. Alechanical devices for reversing the baskets 

 after they are filled hasten the operation and save hand labor 

 (Fig. 24) . 



Fig. 24. The various steps involved in packing a basket and preparing to 

 attach the cover. Several types of basket turners are available. The 

 fruit is brought to the turner as indicated at c. Note tha paper cap at /. 



Facers on their cheeks and in concentric rings make a very 

 attractive package. Use a corrugated paper pad under the 

 cover. The finished basket should have sufficient bulge or 

 spring to the cover to hold the fruit firmly in place and to 

 constitute a full pack when it reaches the market (Figs. 25 

 and 26) . 



[i) Removing Spray Residues. In sections where heavy 

 applications of arsenicals must be made for the codling moth, 



