Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-11-08
PACKING APPLIES.

Pract1ca1 Demonstration at New
England Fruit show IN Boston.
A valusbls fsatuFs Of the New England
fruit show in Boston hast wssk was the
demonstration Of packing apples givsn BY
Mr.. Cashier, Of Hood River.
In answer to questions, Mr.. CAstnsr said;
IA boz holds Q bushel. The number Of
apples appears on the box and tbs box y
sold according to tbs numbsr Il contains.
n put the apple in the paper, the calyx
end toward me, wrap and pack with stem
end up."
He stands with the box In fronts lightly
raised, the table Of fruit at his right and
the wrappsrs at his left close TO the box
be - packing. The box is lined and o
paper PLACED between the layers. He
would prefer the tBfse-two pack for
commercial purpcses.
1.-THE paper wrapped around the fruit
keeps It from shrinking and also from
slipping," be continued, 'sths box costs
ten and half cents; the costs Of lining is
ave csnts. Atwo-piecs bottom Il better
than one; the one 10 rigid, the two
spfingy. Always put layer board be-
fore putting on the cover.
ssThs paper for lining 10 cut 10 70
inches. Two are needed to line and cover,
and fold b mads Ct the bottom and top
10 allow for bulge. Psarson's hns penny
cement nails ars What Ne uss."
ssCAn you pack any sire apple and have
Il coms TiGhts" was ssksd.
"Yss, but all In tbs box ahould b Of .
siss,n be replied.
..Isnt our trouble In the cost using
apples Of dinsrsnt siss in boxf"
ssIs H."
ado you wrap the box whom shippsdS"
'sNo, We lay Il ON it, side"
''Ths thrss-two, tvo-two and two-ons
packs are the kinds Ne uss." he said
In answer to query.
"A good man can pack Afty-nve to
sixty boxes day. Ipay $50 day; piece
work does not give 90 good satisfsction.
The box packed ID 40 pack. We arc OBJ
ligsd TO put the number OF apples on the
box.
The next box was . seventy-two box Of
spies. He simply placed in to show the
two chief ones in the box. He placed
them nat once ana then emo ways then
started In ana did the loo up orow0s taik-
ing and answering questions the while.
at 10 not 20 apt to bruise large, tender
apple Il packed nat. more can oe put u
packed endwise, but they VIII bulge too
much and the sides OF an apple oruise
more eaailv than the ends
"What size paper wrap do you user
"For large apples, loxloi for the small,
SIS. We aim to keep the cushion - the
loose part OF tho wrapping paper ID called,
under the apple. The boxes are handled
a. carefully your eggs; you never zee
man drop box.
sin putting in the second Layer ! am
going to begin in the opposite corner.
The third layer 10 like the hrst. There are
not enough OF this size ana IN have to
hnish with smaller size which IL 10 70
the box. You will see that tho pack IL
broken In so doing.
1--WE have to put the bulge on 70 ALLOW
for shrinksge, for our appies are fifteen
days in transit.
1.-THE demand with Us last year was Tor
smaller apple. we pack - small - ~ 70
the box.
"rhe smaller apple, II perfect, 10 just %
good' Inere - : sale ior any perfect apple,
no matter II u small.
The boxes aHer they were packed were
open Tor inspection, the sides being re-
moved. Besides the packing demonstra-
tion, some points on the subject could Do
CLEANED Dy study OF some boxes ana bar
rels exhibited BY the college 81 Amherst.
Here are several barrels which cali atten-
tion 70 few dinsrent points. A well a.
iected lace was UNIFORM IN size ana shape
iace vArled = oosn si1e soo Color; one
packed. The suggestion was offered that