. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 368 ENCYCLOPEDIA OP PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE either end apple of a row into the box, it can be put in, not in a perpendicular pos- ition at first, but tilted slightly toward the middle of the box, pressing it then into place by turning it up perpendicular- ly to the bottom of the box. This tends to press the apples in the layer under- neath toward
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 368 ENCYCLOPEDIA OP PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE either end apple of a row into the box, it can be put in, not in a perpendicular pos- ition at first, but tilted slightly toward the middle of the box, pressing it then into place by turning it up perpendicular- ly to the bottom of the box. This tends to press the apples in the layer under- neath toward the middle of the box, heightening the crown, and allows the end apple that is being placed to sink lower into its pocket, lowering the end of the pack. Care will have to be taken in performing this operation not to press so hard as to bruise the apples. One frequently hears it stated that the ends are to be kept low by the use of smaller apples at the ends. This will bring the desired result; but it is unnecessary and undesirable, because breaking the uniformity of size. Uniformity of Size Under our present system the packer usually has some sorting for size to do after the apples have left the graders and come into his hands. Here he needs a quick and exact eye. Regardless of his natural ability, he also usually finds that only practice enables him to do satis- factory work rapidly. It is not usually supposed that separ- ate packs are to be made for all the pos- sible sizes, or counts, of a variety. As a general rule, the smaller the apple, the greater the difference allowable in the number of apples to the box. Inability or carelessness in grading for size sometimes causes packers to commit what is jocosely called "the unpardon- able sin in apple packing," or as it is more technically expressed, "to break the ; By this is meant that the packer constructs a layer containing too many or too few apples, thus confusing the count. For example: suppose he
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