Productive orcharding, modern methods of growing and marketing fruit . e. The paper capis a similar affair except thatit is of paper and may also beprinted (Fig. 152), and is de-signed as an additional pro-tection and for advertisingpurposes. The lace circle(Fig. 124) is merely forornament, to make the barrellook attractive when openedin the market. The operation of packinga barrel of apples in new bar-rels may now be given in de-tail. First, nail one head ofthe barrel, using about six five-penny nails; next, loosen thehoops at the other end and take out this head; third, drive downthe quarter


Productive orcharding, modern methods of growing and marketing fruit . e. The paper capis a similar affair except thatit is of paper and may also beprinted (Fig. 152), and is de-signed as an additional pro-tection and for advertisingpurposes. The lace circle(Fig. 124) is merely forornament, to make the barrellook attractive when openedin the market. The operation of packinga barrel of apples in new bar-rels may now be given in de-tail. First, nail one head ofthe barrel, using about six five-penny nails; next, loosen thehoops at the other end and take out this head; third, drive downthe quarter hoops snug and nail them with three small nails (lathnails are good), which should always be clinched on the inside ofthe barrel, otherwise many apples will be damaged. Put into thebarrel a corrugated head with the smooth side up, a paper capand a lace circle. Be sure that the latter is put in with the bestside down so that when the barrel is opened in market that sidewill be seen and not the reverse side. The barrel is now ready to be filled. Select the apples for. Fig. 128. — Swing-bail basket used in packingapples in barrels. PACKING APPLES 265 the face of the barrel. These should be of uniform size and color(Figs. 129, 130, and 131) and should fairly represent the con-tents of the barrel. The interior of the barrel may containsmaller apples than the face, but it should also contain somethat are larger. Where the face apples are of uniform sizeit is possible to tell beforehand exactly how many it will takeof any particular size to lay the face. The following tablegives the numbers and arrangement of the different sizes: Table VI.—Number and Arrangement of Facing Apples in Barrel. Diameter of Apples Number of Applesin Face Number of Circlesin Face Number in Centerof Face Inches 2}i 48 3 3 2H 40 3 1 2% 34 3 0 2% 31 2 4 3 27 2 3 3K 23 2 2 3K 19 2 1 The apples intended for the face should be placed in a basketas selected (Fig. 128), and the stem clipped out of each one(Fig.


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