. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 4 BETTER FRUIT September, 1920. nercial pack of apples showing the fruit wrapped and unwrapped for exhibition purposes. never directly over the cheek of the apple below (except, of course, where necessary in the straight pack, which is as little used as possible, as it is very likely to bruise the fruit and cre- ate a blemish). Oftentimes, in order to keep the start with two apples placed in the pockets formed by the first five ap- ples and space. Continue this until the box is completed. Pear Packs. Pears are usually packed out in two grades designated as f
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 4 BETTER FRUIT September, 1920. nercial pack of apples showing the fruit wrapped and unwrapped for exhibition purposes. never directly over the cheek of the apple below (except, of course, where necessary in the straight pack, which is as little used as possible, as it is very likely to bruise the fruit and cre- ate a blemish). Oftentimes, in order to keep the start with two apples placed in the pockets formed by the first five ap- ples and space. Continue this until the box is completed. Pear Packs. Pears are usually packed out in two grades designated as fancy and "C" grade and are packed in the standard pear box, 8Y2 inches deep, 11% inches wide and 18 inches long inside measurement. The outside length of the box should be 19% inches. The packed boxes should weigh from 50 to 51 pounds gross. In grading pears the fancy grade should consist of pears that are hand- picked, clean, sound and free from insect pests, sunscald, scab, scale or other diseases, worm holes, stings, broken skin, bruised, or evidence of frost by russetting, rough handling or Never allow the apples in the rows other serious defects, excepting rus- setting covering a total area not ex- ceeding one inch in diameter, except- ing it be upon varieties which are naturally russetted more or less. Slightly misshapen or slightly rubbed fruit may be admitted to this grade. to be loose from side to side of the box. This does not mean that they should be forced in so tight as to bulge the sides, but just tight enough that there will not be a space the thickness of a sheet of paper between two-two pack from coming too high them. Make the apples fit snugly "c" grade pears consist of all fruit at the ends of the box on sizes rang- across the box. The next greatest which does not meet the requirements ing from 41 to 72, inclusive, particu- fault is not keeping the size of all OI ,ne fancy grade as to blemishes larly on the larger of these sizes, it the ap
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