Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form . e graders are sometimes used. Packing AppIvES.—Two layers of fruit should beplaced in the bottom of barrel, with stems down andas close together as possible. These will form the facing, for this end will bethe top when opened. Fillin with the same grade, oftenshake, and when near thetop put in two more layerswith stems up, letting the FANCY APPLE-PACKING ^^^^ J^^^j. ^^^^^ ^ f^^^J -^^^^ above the chine of barrel. Now put on lid andslowly press into place, shaking the barrel in themeanwh
Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form . e graders are sometimes used. Packing AppIvES.—Two layers of fruit should beplaced in the bottom of barrel, with stems down andas close together as possible. These will form the facing, for this end will bethe top when opened. Fillin with the same grade, oftenshake, and when near thetop put in two more layerswith stems up, letting the FANCY APPLE-PACKING ^^^^ J^^^j. ^^^^^ ^ f^^^J -^^^^ above the chine of barrel. Now put on lid andslowly press into place, shaking the barrel in themeanwhile. Some packers place a round, corrugated papercushion beneath and on top of the fruit in each barrel;some use no cushion of any kind ; others use ordinarypaper; a few decorate the top with an edging of whitelace-paper, in addition to the corrugated filling the barrels, a small basket, one that willgo down into the barrel, and provided with a swinghandle, will be found very convenient. This basketis filled with fruit, let down into the barrel and turnedover, allowing the fruit to run GRADING AND PACKING
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