. Fruit farming: practical and scientific, for commercial fruit growers and others. Fruit-culture. 169 mended by the Federation of British (irowers. The measurements of this are 18ins. by ll^ins. by lOJins. inside. Speci-. fication : Two ends, lUins. by lOiins. by fin. ; two sides, IQJins. by lOiins. by 5/16in. ; two tops and bottoms, IQJins. by llins. by 3/16in.; four cleats, llins. by #in. by iin. Lessons from Abroad. Americans and Colonials have made h great success of apple culture. They have studied it from beginning to end, and not a little of their prosperity is due to the careful atten
. Fruit farming: practical and scientific, for commercial fruit growers and others. Fruit-culture. 169 mended by the Federation of British (irowers. The measurements of this are 18ins. by ll^ins. by lOJins. inside. Speci-. fication : Two ends, lUins. by lOiins. by fin. ; two sides, IQJins. by lOiins. by 5/16in. ; two tops and bottoms, IQJins. by llins. by 3/16in.; four cleats, llins. by #in. by iin. Lessons from Abroad. Americans and Colonials have made h great success of apple culture. They have studied it from beginning to end, and not a little of their prosperity is due to the careful attention paid to grading and a(n,sure uniformity of appearance, neat> ness and protection from bruising. The purpose of careful packing is to make the box of fruit as attractive as possible to the purchaser, and obtain thereby for it the highest possible ; A definition somewhat lengthy and verbose, yet easily understood. Then let it be adopted by English apple-growers. Great care should be taken in the gathering to avoid bruising or in any way damaging the fruit. Many pre- cautions can be taken to avoid injury, and pickers should be taught that although the apple is a hardy fruit it is not of the nature of pig-iron. Competent labour is always worth securing. The two principal methods of packing apples in boxes are (1) the diagonal pack, (2) the square pack, of which the illustra- tions convey a comprehensive explana- tion. In an able article which appeared in " Better Fruit " some years ago, Mr. C. C. Vincent, of Idaho University,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hooper, Cecil H. London, The Lockwood press
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