. Fruit farming: practical and scientific, for commercial fruit growers and others. Fruit-culture. 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 caref
. Fruit farming: practical and scientific, for commercial fruit growers and others. Fruit-culture. 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,. Box Containing 48 Apples. Box Containing 45 Apples. Box Containing 41 Apples. packing. That being so, it behoves us in this country to learn the habits and methods of those who have succeeded in our markets. A well-known American apple expert once described packing as " the classification of fruit in the proper sizes by placing fruit of the same size Bolidly into boxes in such a manner as to , wrote the following commentary on the subject of these two kinds of pack- ing, which is as applicable to-day as when written. He said : — " At
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