Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-13
PACKING AND PREPARING
FRUITS FOR SHIPPING.

The following hints are taken from the
circular Of Messrs. Kinsman & Howell,
forwarding agents, Charleston, S. c.,
and contains valuable information:
One-half CT more of the risk or loss in
shipping goods to this market may be
avoided by giving great and particular at
tention TO having articles arrive in good
order and with handsome appearance. In
order that packers and Shippers should
know how TO so handle some of the more
perishable kinds of produce, we have pre-
pared this circular, and we trust that our
trouble and expense taken in the matter
may soon be made up in the saving of
trouble to ourselves and loss to our con-
signors, by the improved condition and
appearance of shipments.
MARKING AND SHIPPING. 10 all cases
the name or initials of the consignor, or
mis- shipping mark, should be plainly
marked on each package. Receipts should
always be taken from the transportation
company, and full advices of the ship
ment should be sent by mail.
APPLEs.-Assort them SO as to run
uniform in size and quality, and only one
kind in q package. Packages of mixed
fruit will not sell as well as those that
are carefully assorted. Pack in clean,
sound barrels, size of flour barrels, fat
hoops preferred. Turn the upper head
Of the barrel down, take the lower head
and commence packing, by placing tier
! of apples snugly with stem ends upon the
head; then fill up the barrel carefully,
without bruising the fruit; shake down
gently, but thoroughly, and fill 80 full
that The head must be pressed il with q
lever, fiattening the last tier of apples.
Use but few nails in securing the hoops
| and heads-four-penny nails are large
enough. Turn the barrel over and mark
plainly the variety contained. Apples
| packed in this way present a smooth,
handsome appearance when opened, and
sell better from the evident rains bestow-
| cd upon them. Crates made 9X14X22
| inches, inside measurement, and which
hold one bushel each, are probably better
for shipping the early varieties during the
summer, though barrels should be used as
soon as tie weather is cold enough tO
prevent rotting.
PKARs.-This fruit which is gown of
fine quality il the upper portion of this
State, if properly packed, will reach
this market in good order, and bring good
prices. They must be packed and for.
warded sufficient time before they would
naturally ripeD, TO reach market in firm
state. 1t is not elastic like apples, and 6
little clean dry hay or straw should bt
put in the bottom and top of barrels tC
| prevent the head from bruising the fruit.
Shake down gently, but thoroughly, aut
press the head very firmly upon the
contents. The early summer varietie!
should he packed in crates, described
above. The latter kinds il barrels or hal
barrels.
PEACHES, in all markets, are q luxury
and always command Q good price, If IL
| good condition. In order to attain Thu
end. we would recommend that they b
mt in crates, containing one bushel cacn
always having partition in the centr'
to prevent bruising by having too great
quantity together. Great care must D.
taken in gathering and packing, all O
which should be done by hand-neye
shaking or knocking the fruit from tn
trees, nor throwing into the crates II
quantities at time, but place each peacl
in separately and carefully, and let The
la,hs 9or the top press them down firml.
withouSbruising and it will soon b
shown that fruit carefully put up VIII SCI
for q so much greater price that it vii
pay for the pains taken; and fruit care
fully put up will always sell readily
while that which is thrown into th
package without being properly pecke
viii find slow sale a! low prices. W
, would recommend peach crates o. tn
, following dimensions: 24x16x7.
CRATES may be packed in tight boxet
: made l4x24x3 inches, with partition i
! the centre, or in paste-board boxes, hole