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a thing as having a package that is too easily handled. If used 

 for local trade, a pink or red tarlatan covering lends attrac- 

 tiveness. A rigid wood cover is also available. 



The Climax basket is also found in local trade. The box is 

 used in Utah, Colorado, and on the Pacific Coast. It is 5 by 

 11^^ by 181/^ inches, inside measurements. 



3. Packing. For extensive orchards, packing houses are 

 necessary. In southern sections these are in the orchards or on 

 railroad sidings adjacent to them, cutting the haulage to a 

 minimum. In other sections, as New York, they are operated 

 in connection with cold-storage plants, or the houses used for 

 packing apples are also used for peaches. 



A two-story frame house with the top floor for storage is 

 typical in the South. The lower floor where the packing is 

 done is usually open, with a covered driveway. 



The fruit is delivered at one side and moves across the 

 house in the packing operations, going into cars at the opposite 

 side. 



Matters of lighting and arrangement of equipment must 

 receive careful study. Mechanical devices doing effective siz- 

 ing are available and are reaching a high state of perfection. 

 They should provide opportunity for sorting the fruit before it 

 goes onto the sizing devices. Mechanical conveyors to save 

 labor are essential. 



Packing the Bushel Basket. The common style of pack in 

 the bushel basket is the jumble pack with the top layer faced. 

 Proceed as in packing apples in baskets as indicated in Fig. 24. 

 Corrugated paper pads should be placed under the covers, and 

 the cover may be supported by a wooden peg extending from 

 the bottom. Fancy fruit is sometimes placed in layers through 

 the entire basket. 



Packing the Georgia Carrier. The fruit is packed in the 

 baskets according to a definite plan, the process being very 

 similar to that of packing apples in boxes, the alternate or 

 diagonal pack being used as illustrated in Fig. 47. A good 

 packer under favorable conditions will pack 150 or more 



