. Modern fruit marketing : a complete treatise covering harvesting, packing, storing, transporting and selling of fruit . Fruit trade. FRUIT-PACKING OPERATIONS 65 it is sometimes difficult to pack all the different shapes and sizes of apples in these boxes. Therefore, consider- able time and practice is necessary before a packer be- comes efficient. In the larger orchard sections of the West packing schools are held where experts may be trained . to do this work. In fact, where cooperative. Fig. 52.—PACKING TAliLE Boxes in position. organizations are in vogue, growers are not allowed to pack t


. Modern fruit marketing : a complete treatise covering harvesting, packing, storing, transporting and selling of fruit . Fruit trade. FRUIT-PACKING OPERATIONS 65 it is sometimes difficult to pack all the different shapes and sizes of apples in these boxes. Therefore, consider- able time and practice is necessary before a packer be- comes efficient. In the larger orchard sections of the West packing schools are held where experts may be trained . to do this work. In fact, where cooperative. Fig. 52.—PACKING TAliLE Boxes in position. organizations are in vogue, growers are not allowed to pack their own fruit but the work is done under the direction of the organization by a corps of experienced or licensed packers. On the side of the box is placed a little arrangement known as a "paper hod" to hold the tissue for convenience in the wrapping process. Terms Used in Box Packing.—Before one can suc- cessfully understand the operation of packing apples in boxes, there are several terms with which he must be-. 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 Brown, Bliss S. , 1880-. New York : Orange Judd Company


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