. Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket. Fruit-culture. GRADING AND PACKING — something similar to the edging often seen on candy boxes. The edging he uses is abont two inches wide and costs " less than a cent a ; Then, with a small cluster of fresh cherry leaves placed in the centre of frnit at each crate end, he considers that the job is complete. His frnit certainly does look remark- ably nice, and the prices received for it are extra good. His name and guarantee go on every crate. PEACHES.—Different peach-growing districts have differen
. Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket. Fruit-culture. GRADING AND PACKING — something similar to the edging often seen on candy boxes. The edging he uses is abont two inches wide and costs " less than a cent a ; Then, with a small cluster of fresh cherry leaves placed in the centre of frnit at each crate end, he considers that the job is complete. His frnit certainly does look remark- ably nice, and the prices received for it are extra good. His name and guarantee go on every crate. PEACHES.—Different peach-growing districts have different styles of packages. In Michigan, for instance, the favorite package for peaches is the sixth-bushel Climax basket with extension slat cover; in Xew Jersey, high, round, flaring-top bas- kets are in favor, holding about half a bushel ; in Georgia, the six-basket crate is the thing, each basket holding about four quarts. Then there are four-basket ' crates, open - sided peck Climax baskets (for fancy fruit), fifth-bushel Climax baskets, round bushel bas- kets with slat covers, etc., etc. '' What package to use" is largely a matter of locality and choice. Peaches are usually graded into three or four sizes, and each size is packed by itself and labeled accord- ingly. Machine graders do excellent work, and are often used by large growers. In the Michigan and. CLIMAX PEACH-BASKET. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia : W. Atkinson Co.
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