Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-29
USE NEW BARRELS

slwavs instead OF secondhand -four bar
rels, no matter IL the cost Is double or
treble that OF the secondhand. The
fruit in new barrels generally brings
from TWENTY-FIVE 10 fifty cents more,
when the fruit is exactly alike. than
those In the secondhand kind. No mat
ter how careful packers NAV be in dust
ing or washing out these flour barrels
they do not remove IL all, and when the
barrel is headed up and receives the
abuse it does, in rolling and kicking II
about, the -four that has been secreted
comes out. busting the apples, and when
opened for inspection In foreign markets
the beauty of the fruit Is sometimes hid
den by the -four that Is busted over
them.
Do not use the under-sized barrels
now in use. All the expenses connected
with barrel of fruit are just as great
on this under-sized barrel as they are on
the large, and buyers on the other side
will not pay within twenty-five or fifty
cents per barrel ss much for these under
sized barrels as they will for the large
When il Is impossible 10 obtain new bar
rels and -four barrels have TO be used ,
they should be thoroughly thrsshed
with a good stii stick to get out all the
flour possible, especially that which Is
secreted in the Climbs and the seams OF
the slaves.
In packing fruit for foreign markets II
Is necessary 70 pack much closer than IN
the case Of fruit that is 10 be sold In
nearby markets. One reason why the
Canadians obtain much better results
than American growers is In this matter
Of packing, although the superiority oil
their fruit has something TO do with II.
In packing barrel in what Is known TO
be the inviting end 10 show, the apples
should be laid stem down In order 10
make good face. An average OF the
barrels contents should be thus srrang-
ed.
The fruit should all be hand picked,
and a. fast ss picked from the tree pack
ed in the barrels. Care should be used
10 avoid bruising. Lower them into the
barrel so as not TO let them fall. When
the barrel il half full il should be gently
rocked 10 settle the apples snugly. ms
should be again resorted 10 when three
quarters full; then the barrel heaped up
full AT least an inch or an inch half
above the hoops. Good, sound, small
apples will do for this top layer AS they
tit in snugyer and act better as wedges
when the lids are pressed In to head up
You cannot pack properly without the
aid OF hand-screw press, and you must
not be frightened at
HEARING TIE APPLES CRUNCH
and some Of them mas he'd in pressing
the head into its place. The hoops
should be well nailed and head hnings
used for both ends of the barrel, as be-
fore il reaches its destination II has ter
ribly hard usage.
Ii does not pay to ship small lots TO
foreign markets. No one should thlnh
of sending less than twenty-five or nifty
cases or barrels, as many OF the expenses
are no more on TWENTY-FIVE than on hve.
\ buyer who wants 800 10 1000 barreis
wants il either in one, two or three lots,
and cannot spare the time 10 make up
his quantity from these small parcels,
Car load lots enable growers TO get n
much lower rate OF freight.
Small growers should club together;
make their several lots into one gooG
sized one. and of uniform quality. They
would net st least IL 10 % per cent more
by adopting this method
An marks should be removed from
secondhand barrels and the face END
branded with the stencil plate OF the
party they are going to, and the variety
plsinly put on the Climbs in lead pencil,
or better still, use stencil plate II you
have one.-GEo. 4. CoCARANE in New
England Farmer.