. Australian Garden and Field. 212 THE GARDEN AND FIELD. October, 1913 Careful Packing. It is to some extent characteris- tic of Australians to depend a lit- tle upon the happenings of chance. But, where fruit that is to be sub- jected to a lon^ journey and prob- ably receive a deal of rough hand- ling is concerned, it jvays rather to take extra trouble and pack it firmly, than to err on the side of carelessness and trust to good for- tune for its safe delivery. — Handling and (irading. — Considering iha susce]itibilitv of such fruit as ajjples and pears to bruise when carelessly handled, a li
. Australian Garden and Field. 212 THE GARDEN AND FIELD. October, 1913 Careful Packing. It is to some extent characteris- tic of Australians to depend a lit- tle upon the happenings of chance. But, where fruit that is to be sub- jected to a lon^ journey and prob- ably receive a deal of rough hand- ling is concerned, it jvays rather to take extra trouble and pack it firmly, than to err on the side of carelessness and trust to good for- tune for its safe delivery. — Handling and (irading. — Considering iha susce]itibilitv of such fruit as ajjples and pears to bruise when carelessly handled, a little more than ordinary <;are should be bestowed upon fruit,that is being gathered and packed for the home market, than is given to fruit that is • to be sold within a few davs. An advantage gained bv harvesting the fruit a few days prioT to packing is that in the course of the latter operation all blemished specimens may be no- NEW . ZEALAND Insurance . ., Company, LIMITED, TO STOCK OWNEES. Thii w«ll-known COLONIAL OFFICE IB now issuing. LIVE STOCK POLICIES, with moit lemiemt condition*, ipeoial- ly prepared to m«et local reqTiir«ne»ti covering DEATH FROM FIR», NATURAL CAUSES, AND Foaling Riski a Specialty. FOR RATES AND PARTICULARS APPLY TO THE LOCAL AGENT. (—The well-known ' Maori Head ' Agency plate is to be aeen in all the chief oentree), or THE MANAGER. 112 KING WILLIAM ADELAIDE. Claim, paid axceed £ DepartnumtB — FIRE, MARINE, ACCIDENT, EMPLOYERS' INDEM NITY, PLATEGIoABS. FIIIEUTY GUARANTEE. ADMINISTRATION B0ND8. ftUBOLAJRY, UVE STOCK ticed and rejected. The less the fruit is handled the better, and for this reason the large sweat box is to be preferred for holding the fruit to the l)\ishel case, as, during packing, the various sized fruit may be more se- lected without submitting them to frequent turnings over in the boxes, (lood grading is largely a matter of practice, for in a very short space of time t
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