The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-08-14
Stems. Pick all fruit with stems.
Do not allow employees to break stem
from any kind of fruit.

be taken in handling that fruit Is
not bruised Do not pour from pick
ing bags. Transfer from bag to box
by hand as carefully as you would
eggs. There was greater loss from
bruising in Hood River last season
than any other one thing.
2. Pick pears when the seeds have
filled but show no signs of color but
white.
3. Pill peaches, cherries, prunes
ard plums a little green SO they will
be in condition to stand shipment
Facilities.
A few boxes of fruit lost by over
heating O. freezing soon pays the
interest on money to build a house
for properly keeping them. Often
times, as in car shortages, single
loss would pay for the buildings.
Every grower with 600 boxes of
fruit should have a storage or pro-
vide building where ventilation
can be controlled.
Packing House. A well lighted
shed for packing should be con-
structed in connection with the stor-
age house. Provide lights for late
packing.
Packing Table. Each grower
should provide tables for four pack
ers at least. Have everything ready
before packing season.
Mailing Press. Provide yourself
with a first class Mailing press now,
if you do not already have one.
Paper. See that you have plenty
of paper on hand for your crop.
Leave your order for paper at the
office at an early date in order that
you may be sure of getting it.
Sorting. Sort out all wormy,
scabby, scaley, bruised, mishapen or
otherwise imperfect fruit. At sort
ing, grower should put four-tier or
large in boxes by themselves, and all
| Az and tier in boxes together.
Wipe all apples carefully and in pill
ing boxes after sorting, put cleats
between SO apples will not bruise.
Paper and Boxes Handy. See that
empty boxes and paper are conven-
iently arranged for packers.
Boxes. Have sufficient number
on hand. Keep them clean. Do not
pack fancy or choice fruit in dity
boxes. Buyers will not receive dity
| boxes. Therefore the association
will not accept them.
Mailing Boxes. All boxes should
have four nails at each end of the
sides, tops and bottoms. Each box
should have cleats on both tops and
| bottoms.
Packers mush pack apples so they
will not be above the box at either
end more than a inch. Growers
should refuse to nail boxes packed
higher. If absolutely unavoidable
on Offset pack of large apples the
grower will be sure to put cleats
under the lids at both ends.
The association will notify you
how and when variety is to be
packed and delivered. Upon receipt
of such notice pick, wipe and have
all arrangements made as follows:
Packing nails, boxes, paper, packing
| table, mailing machine, nails, stamps,
grading, etc. Do n 1t pail or deliver
any fruit until you have first noti-
fed the association.
The association will handle GER
tain supplies for the growers, which
will be listed and cards for order
ing the same will be sent to each
grower.
Send in your order at least
| month before you need the supply in
order that the association may buy
for you at the best possible figure.
All Stamping Must BE Done on One
End Of the Box.
Stenciling Box. Each packer will
write on the end Of the box the num-
Der of apples contained in the box.
The grower will stamp on the end OF
the box. in the middle at the top. the
number of apples contained in the
box and Immediately underneath,
the name of the variety. He must
stamp the grade in upper left corner
of the end. A complete set OF
stamps for this purpose must be pro-
vided by the grower.
Growers Number. Each grower
will be required to put on his num-
Der with a rubber stamp in the up
per right hand corner of the end.
If you do not have the required
stamps call at the office and leave
your order.
Piling and Loading.
Pile your boxes after being packed