Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-10-23
PACKING Apples FOR EXPORT.
DISHONEST rAcNISo ExrosEp. RAR-
EEIs Am TOO orrkN SLACK rAckkp.

The barrel, "a . package To ship apples
In. has hecome so generally used that u
vii take years tn bring about . change
and only then When u can be shown to
growers there u more money In using
some other package. The barrel In the
hrst place contains too much fruit In one
compartment. The more delicate vsri-
eties are crushed from their own weight.
IL l. handy package On move, conse-
quently Il Ia terribly abused.
Many packers have become experts In
packing apple. and their fruit arrives In
Europe In good tight condition. How
ever, large perceutAxe Of apples, sent In
for EXPORT, on arrival here are found Ia
he slack. so much 80 that every barrel
has 10 be opened and nlled. This u
absolutely necessary Tor their trip
across the ocean. II should be avoided
and could te BY packers In the orchard.
Apples refilled here never arrive out In ss
good order ss those that do not require
Il at time 90 shipment from here. In
every instance
UsE NV hAREkLs
n possible. even u they cost double or
treble the price the best second hand
noar barrel can be bought al. DO no, use
the small lire barrel, such ss crsnberries
ar, packed In. IL has not barrel con-
tents. IL coats az much fright as the
full sire barrel aud buyers In Englsnd
make . distinction In price from ~ tn -
cents q barrel. Therefore, there IL no
advantage In lts use, bat an actual loss
to the shipper.
when Hoar barrels are usei and every
car. taken IN dusting or wsshin. out,
there l. always enough four secrcted In
the cross or seams Ia dust cot over the
apple. aud give them an unlnvitlng sp-
pesrsnce when opened for inspection In
Europe.
Ne~ England apples do not bring a
much within 80 CENTS Ia one dollar per
barrel a. the Canadians. This IL large
IN due to this second hand barrel aud
slack packing.
There 4. great difficulty this year to
obtain even sufficient second hand nour
barrels. where there !. such difficulty
I would advise the use %
A CAsE NApL Win TWO coNrARf-
MINIS,
.ach compartments to measure Just
Is l.! Inches square each.
Psck the apple. In them without paper
Ing aud pack tight, same as In barrels.
rhl. sire case will hold just about a.
much ss barrel. The case should be
made Close aud not open like the one
I advocate Tor fancy table apples ~rsp-
ped In paper. The ends and middle
plsc-s .hould Re made of se,en-eighths
to on. inch wood, and sides, tops aud
bottoms 81 thrve-elghih. inch wood.
Many have written me how Ia pack
spple- Ia barrels for export, and ! viii
answer them In these columns. In pack |
Ing Use only the most carefully selected
fruit, do not think few bad one. will 20 |
unno,ic-d. Apples are sold In Englsnd
largely by auction. Two barrels are
sent 90 the auction room as
samples of the lot one barrel u opened,
shown At the Inviting end, the other
barrel IL
pUNrIp mo A nAsNEr
about four feet square aud one foot deep |
" hich shows What l. In the middle aud
bottom of barrel. Buyers paw no at
teution TO . barrel showing the due sur
facr, bat buy from what they see In the
basket, so any deception In packing Il
Immediately detected.
A have said, the great trouble With
many of our Nes England packers IL, as
. rule, thsy pack too slack. The barrel.
should bs Nell shaken when half sud
packed. so a.. to settle
ihem together snugly. IN. barrels
should BE- filled at least one Inch above
he chime 80 that pressure by a hand
screw Ia necessary to get the head In. w
pa, kcrs would 10 this In the orchard u
would save the expense OF
orE>I>G SLACK HARREL,
here and filling them.
The barrel. should be well nailed and
head lining. used top and bottom, and OF
sufficient length 10 take In all pieces
hat form the head. There should BE- no
marks Of any description on either end
n the barrel except the matter OF the
Kind of apple. aud the stencil address OF
The party they are 10 20 to. Do not
expose apple. to suns rays after being
pICked aud befor. bsrreling. DO not let
ihsm I've on the ground, either. IL 10 Tar
better 20 pack from the trees Into the
barrel a. fast a. picked. Remember,
v ~lndfaiis ~iil not do To ship under any
II no~ looks as II our growers were
going to realize good prices for their
y inter fruit by shipping. NV latest
cable sd,ices report sales a. good and All
arrivals we're sold promptly, and the
prizes realized for Bald~ins In barrel.
we're such that they Will net shippers
from s2.5 To s!.15 a barrel. Some
Kings, Northern spies, and other fancy
red ysrietl.. sold so they will net from
- To $50 bsrrel.-George a.
Cochrane, Boston, In New England
Farmer.