Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-08-31
now TO snIr APrLEs TO EuRoPE

ROW To SHIP APPLES To EUROPE.
The following directions are given by
Me.srs. D,Loug. Mayer 4 Co, - Broad
So. y Y
The d.mani ior American appics 10
Gfsst Britain has Increased ~ late years
Ia such au extent. ihst fnr ths season De-
ginning August. iS~5. aud ending May.
! i.,e. the total shipments 90 The three prin'
I cIn.i porf.. Liverpool. London Aud olas-
rsw. aggregated SO OO0 barrels. The
maeuitrts of the busirsss IA. attracted
\ ths attention % msny Who have no means
| of A.csftaluiug the rsQairsmsnts iof IL
proper transaction, ani nnmsrua, lugair'
/ Ii. have hrsn addressed % a. for this in-
l formation These facts Induce us % ne-
usvs that Instructions ~ - the proper
I Course % he pursued viii oc welcome 10 =
/ large uum1cr % pcop'e throughout The aP'
PIE growing district
PACKING
TIE most important point d be- observed
4. The packing The barrel. shoni br
new ouss maiv for The purpose. Tie NJ
I iug should be done on = platform 81 boards
/ ard not on The grouni. All Nofmf or
I hrul.ei fruit should bc rejected. The s.te
I /. not = fnsttsr 90 prime impsrtAuce. The
frst isyer ~ sppics shoaii he very nnr'
ant uniform ln sife; shouli - placed 10
the hArr,l stsms down. ~ The bottom De-
comes thr head when The barrel j. Oiled !,
~. remainder shon.i hc poured la irom
h..ks,s. care helug u.,d not 10 bfuise Any
In the operation. Aud The barrel oe vel
.hsken .tsr each haskeifui uuul u appears
mu More should then he placed on Top pro
citing A. least bali th- thickness oi an ap-
IN. abovs The Top of The chine of The bafrsl,
,he head rlacsd on these apples, Ani Win
4. srrex pfs.s geniiy force inio ihe barrel
Ths h.rr,i must D. vel nailed. aud lnlnx
hoops us.isd Arouni both thc beads 10
Keep them In place.
NAEkINC.
TIE shipping mark nus, be pui on The
bead ~ The barrel. snd u i matter OF
small Importance What that marx =.
piain stencil D. far The best-ihe p'ain'f
f the hstier. bat shippers who send oi'rn
must remember not 90 use thtr hfAni *
cspt for the best parcels lf They "isn 70
-eut frult that l. nut uq . iheif stAniAfu
I it 4. better % vAry their marx, a. trp1'
taton for good packing i easily esian'
u.hei by any shipGsr. hui may oe DE.
siroyed entirely u The same hrAni i a-ed
ou \ barrel of inferior fruit Some otAnls
of fruit hardly need - os shown Al the
49,. 80 vel has their ispata,lon become
established
ENrENsE 90 suirriSG.
The freight o. New York varies. Ship'
per- can say more sbout that than Ne can.
/ The freight % Liverpool Il usually Aooui
. shuuugs, Engish money, pr barrel
sometimes less. seldom more. There i
= statutory chArgc % Dock sni IOsn
Dues. etc, amounting 20 about - or -
cents PEI barrel. making The entire eh'
p-use. without The commission, 10 foani
. fsufcs about al o0 per barrel
WHAT To sENp.
Almost Any good keeper Will DO 70 20
over. Apples of the frall nature OF Astra'
chans. vii not stand The voyage, hui TIE
ust of those that will DO i a long one b
Baliwln.. seeks. Pomeroys, JonAihans'
Rasssts. Klngs. Pheuix. sNAArs, Spulen.
bsfg.. Greetings, spies, GrAsensisins and
Newton Plpplns all 90 Vel. Some ship
p.r. ssnd all Kinds AMI think that u the
bet plan The trip across i now maie 10
such a short time that App.es keep very
vel. n they are sound when shipped and
not overripe.