The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-10-06
HOW PROPERLY
TO PACK APPLES

and maturity, and save loss from drop
ping. In picking, be careful not 30 pul
off fruit spurs, and see that your picker
do not bruise apples by dropping int
the bucket or BASKET or in Transferring
to the field box.
2. The union will notifyyou by mai
when variety is to be packed and how
Upon receipt of such notice, pick, wips
and have all arrangements made fol
packers as follows; Packing house
boxes, paper, packing table, mailing
machine, nails, etc.
3. The packing house should be &C
arranged as to let in plenty of light, and
keep out as much wind as possible
Provide sufficient lamp light for late in
the afternoon, as it gets-dArk early.
4. Packing table. II you do not
know how to build it, ask some grower
who does, or the manager. Each grow.
er should have tables for two or -four
packers, according to size of crop.
5. Paper. See that you have plenty
on hand for your crop. Carload for
sale at the Union; price, cost laid down.
q. Boxes. Have Sufficient number
on hand. Keep them clean. Do moi
pack fancy fruit in dirty boxes.
Z. Sorting. Gull out all wormy
scaley, scabby, bruised, misahapen o.
otherwise imperfect apples. Packers in
final sorting at prices agreed will not bt
required to Gull out more than eight
boxes in 100 without extra pay. Sort
your apples into the standard or special
box, whatever they will most likely
pack into to the best advantage. This
will save great deal of time.
s. WipiDg See that apples are
properly wiped for the packers. In pill
ing boxes after sorting, put cleats be-
tween so apples won't bruise.
8. Apples on packing table. Growers
will be expected to see that the packing
tables are kept properly filed for the
packers.
10. Paper and boxes handy. See
that empty boxes and paper are con.
veniently arranged for the packers.
IL. Setting off box. Each packer
will be required TO set off his own box
and put on the lower left hand corner oI
the end of the box with rubber stamp
his packers number.
II. Stenciling box. Each packer
will write on the end of box the number
OF apples contained in the box. The
grower will stamp on the end OF the
box, in the middle and at the top, the
number of apples contained in the box
and underneath the name of the variety.
A complete set OF stamps for this pur-
pose will be carried by each foreman OF
gang.
l3. Each grower will be required to
put OH his number with rubber stamp
in the upper right hand corner OF the
end. II you do not have q number, call
at the office and one will be presented
free. If you do not fully understand
the stamping of boxes, ask the foreman
of packers, or the manager will explain.
IA. All stamping must be ON one end
of the box.
l5. Piling and loading Pile your
boxes, after being packed, on the sides
and load in the wagon the same way.
10. Hauling, Haul on springs and
use wagon cover to keep off dust and
rain.
IL. Finally. We grow fancy fruit.
Our reputation and prices this year and
in future depend on our pack. Do all
you can to assist the Board of Directors
in carrying out their plans. These re.
quests are made by thenr for your inter
est.
The instructions to packers are as
follows:
|. Each packer, before he is permit.
ted to pack for the Apple Growers
Union, must have his name registered
at the office of the Union and receive q
rubber stamp free. He shall be required
to stamp each box at the lower left
hand corner when packed with the
official stamp.
2. Each packer shall be required 10
put up q first class paak, II upon any
inspection any packer be found guilty
of putting up poor pack, or putting in
apples not suitable for the pack being
made, he shall bear the expense OF
repacking such box or boxes for the
first two oitenses. Upon further neg
lect he shall besdFopped from the list oi
the Apple Growers Union packers.
8, Each packer, when box is
packed, shall write with pencil upon
the of the box, in the center near
the top, the number Of apples the box
contains.
4. Each box ofapples shall be packed
with about u inch swell in middle of
top and bottom, but no box must be
packed so high that il will be necessary
TO cleat the box before mailing on the
lid.
5. Each packer shall receive his pay
from the grower in cash, or written
order on the Apple Growers Union,
which will be cashed by the manager
on presentation.
.. The charges fixed by the Union
and agreed to by the packers for pack
ing, will be cents per box for all boxes
l28 apples or less, and 8
cents per box for all boxes containing
over l2S apples. This price shall cover
any and all packs ordered by the man
ager.
7, Each packer will be furnished
meals by the grower where he is pack
ing, without charge, but must make
necessary arrangements for his bedding.
). Packers are required only to pack
fruit properly wiped and assorted from
,ulls fairly well, by the grower, before
being placed on the packing table, but
he packer will be required to make the
inal culling, which shall not exceed s
'er cent, or 8 boxes in 100 Such culls
IS the packer may throw out, he will
equired to handle with as much care
Is first class fruit.
8. Each packer must be snpplied
with suitable and necessary room at the
packing table, which must be properly
and substantially made.
10, Each packer chall require the
grower to supply him with empty boxes
and have the paper placed in conven-
lent place.
IL. Each packer must set off his box
when packed.
II, Ii the grower is not properly
for the packers, the packers
Will be at liberty to move on, or may
charge the grower at the rate of 20 cents
an hour for extra time spent in culling
and wiping properly. 1t shall be the
duty OF each packer to notify thegrower
OF such conditions when existing in
advance, and should the grower make
a protest, the packer will be at liberty
to move on and report the matter to the
who will endeavor to consci-
entiously adjust the matter satisfactorily.