. The fruit-growers guide-book. the less compli-cated ones. Packing apples straight is comparatively simple, as itis merely the selection and arrangement of the fruit instraight rows parallel to the sides of the box. The rowswill be three, four or five apples wide across the end ofthe box; from five to nine apples long and from three tofive layers deep. And while this is the easiest system ofpacking apples, it is less flexible, accommodating fruitsof fewer shapes, and is by far the hardest on the apples,as each apple rests directly on the apple beneath it. The diagonal style of packing is some
. The fruit-growers guide-book. the less compli-cated ones. Packing apples straight is comparatively simple, as itis merely the selection and arrangement of the fruit instraight rows parallel to the sides of the box. The rowswill be three, four or five apples wide across the end ofthe box; from five to nine apples long and from three tofive layers deep. And while this is the easiest system ofpacking apples, it is less flexible, accommodating fruitsof fewer shapes, and is by far the hardest on the apples,as each apple rests directly on the apple beneath it. The diagonal style of packing is somewhat less easilylearned, but it accommodates a greater variety of sizes and Packing the Boxes 107 shapes, and is not so hard on the fruit. Taking the 4>^tier pack as an example, three apples are placed in thelower end of the box, one being in each corner and thethird exactly half way between. Into each of the hollowsmade by these apples other apples are placed, making fiveapples in the two rows. In the hollow place directly. The box on the left .«hows the beginning of the firstUiyer of a 41/^-tier pack, the one on the left is the secondlayer in the same pack. over the apple in the left-hand corner another apple isplaced, and likewise in the middle space. The fourth rowis then started by putting an apple between these two andthe fifth row begun with an apple in the space against theside of the box. This process is repeated until the firstlayer is about half in, when the fingers of both hands areplaced against the fruit and drawn down and towards thepacker in such a way as to pull the fruit down snug. Com-plete the layer and repeat until the box is filled. One important thing to observe in putting the fruit in 108 The Fruit-Growers Guide-Book the box is to so arrange the fruit in each layer that thela3er will be a little higher in the middle than at the endsill order to make the bulge to the sides and hold the fruitin tightly to prevent bruising by shaking about. The mat-ter
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