. 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. APPLES 343 site coiners The top or the table coiibists merely of burlap or canvas It is an improvement if a dou- ble thickness of the cloth is ubed and the upper tacked at one end only, allow- ing dirt and litter easily to be shaken off All the apples should be packed off the table about once an hour to prevent bruises wearing upon them. The dang
. 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. APPLES 343 site coiners The top or the table coiibists merely of burlap or canvas It is an improvement if a dou- ble thickness of the cloth is ubed and the upper tacked at one end only, allow- ing dirt and litter easily to be shaken off All the apples should be packed off the table about once an hour to prevent bruises wearing upon them. The danger of bruises may also be lessened by edging the table with pieces of hose pipe "^ An- other style of this type of packing table is one that is long enough to accommo- date two or more packers at either side; but this style, because of several disad- vantages, is less used. Instead of per- manent box supports attached to the table, a more convenient arrangement is secured by the use of a skeleton bench made to accommodate only two boxes, the same to be drawn up alongside the table wherever desired to accommodate either a packer who packs from the light or one who packs from the left This bench can also be built like the one in Fig. 18, with an added incline at the back, to which * Idalio Expenment Stati(m Bulletin T}4, lOOt; the packer can shiit his finished box to await the attendant. The revolving box rack sometimes used wnth the burlap table cannot be recommended, the skel- eton bench being more simple Some persons believe that in packing from a burlap table rather than from an orchard box or another apple box, a pack more uniform is secured, because of the larger number of apples spread over the table from which the packer may select. Also that the very extent to which the apples are spread out on this will save bruises from their being "pawed over" by the packer to find apples of the size that he is packing In working at this table, however, the packer frequ
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