The principles of fruit-growing . Fig. 102. Revolving packiiig-tahle of the Keiilca grape region, New York. not become moldy or musty; and this room shouldalso be kept darkened, to prevent the baskets fromcoloring. In Fig. 101 is shoAvn the packing room in house. In this ease, the picking traj^s are setbefore the packers upon an inclined table, and the PacMng-houses. 431 packer handles the grapes from this tray into abasket which she places at her left. When thebasket is filled, it is placed upon a flat ledge infront of her (R), and is taken off by an attendant,who places the basket
The principles of fruit-growing . Fig. 102. Revolving packiiig-tahle of the Keiilca grape region, New York. not become moldy or musty; and this room shouldalso be kept darkened, to prevent the baskets fromcoloring. In Fig. 101 is shoAvn the packing room in house. In this ease, the picking traj^s are setbefore the packers upon an inclined table, and the PacMng-houses. 431 packer handles the grapes from this tray into abasket which she places at her left. When thebasket is filled, it is placed upon a flat ledge infront of her (R), and is taken off by an attendant,who places the baskets on a trnck and rolls theminto the back room, from which they are deliveredto the wagon. Empty baskets are stored npon thehigh shelf C, and these are replenished by an atten-. Fig. 103. Packiug-house of the Hale orcliards, Georgia. dant, as necessarJ^ When the tray is empty, it isslid throngh an opening jnst in front of the packerand underneath the flat ledge npon which she placesher finished baskets. Fig. 102 shows a packing-tablein the packing-room of George C. Snow, Penn Yan,New York. This is a circular revolving table, about 432 The Principles of Fruit-grotving. which the packers sit. The packer holds the bas-ket ill her lap and takes the gTax)es off the table,which is turned as fresh fruit is put upon it. Thisdevice allows the packer to select from a large quan-tity of fruit. The packing-house of the great Hale orchards inGeorgia is shown in Fig. 103, and an interior view -^- -^ ^t r 1 L 1 :|| kI 1 Fig. 104. Packing peaches iu Georgia. in Fig. 10-1. The latter picture is a peach-packingscene. The suggestions in the last few pages cover mostof the points which it is necessaiy to consider inthe construction of a packing-house. The growerwill be able to a
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