The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-19
FOR
PACKING APPLES
Which Will Be Sent as Eek
hhits to the Apple Show
at indianapolis.
palladium Specially

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LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 19-Hoos-
Ter orchardists who intend to send ex-
hibits to the Indiana Apple show, at
Indianapolis. Nov. to IL, are expect
ed to select and pack their fruit as if
they We're sending it to market with
the expectancy of receiving fancy
prices for it. This means that the
growers are to select the finest fruit
and pack it with the utmost care.
Un-neatness, protection from bruises
are the ends to be sought in packing
fruit for the show, says c. G. Wood
bury, of Purdue Agricultural expert
ment station, secretary. of the commits
sion which has charge of the exposi-
ton. The apples should be wiped
with soft cloth or gloves soon after
picking. for if left very long they tend
to sweat and become gummy. After
wiping, they should be carefully as
sorted as to sizes, MIR. Woodbury. says.
Fruit for exhibition must not be polish
ed, for If the bloom or protective coat
is removed the apples do not keep so
WELL
Every apple house should have
packing and sorting tables" said Mr..
Woodbury., "the tables having tops
loosely covered with burlap, with old
rubber hose for a rim around the four
edges. A table of this kind will guard
the apples from bruises. The apples
should be packed in new, clean boxes,
lined with clean paper. Exhibition
fruit of earlier varieties should be
packed for storage and repacked for
the show, and they should be careful
ly graded for size and color as picked.
For plate and tray, and possibly for
individual box entries, half again
as much fruit should be saved as the
entries require to allow for further Sc
lection after storage. The show man.
agement furnishes boxes and trays.
Late varieties may be packed in the
orchard.
Each apple should be wrapped in
paper. which will also give protection
from bruises while in transit to the
Indianapolis show This not only pro-
tects. but tends to keep them better
and gives them a tone of superiority.
The best packs have the bottom and
top layers with the stems on the out
side. The basis of rapid, satisfactory
packing is good, even grading. The
fruit should be as uniform in size as
possible, with the smaller apples at
the ends of the boxes. Grading to
color will also add much to the appear
ance of boxed fruit while it is on ex-
hibition at the show
Mr.. Woodbury. recommends that ex-
hibitors box their apples in diagonal
packs, as this method is regarded as
more satisfactory than placing the ap-
pies in the boxes in straight rows.
Packed diagonally the apples do not
rest directly on each other. but the up
per layers cushion between the ap-
pies below, the bruises from the dag
onal pack being reduced to a mini
mum.
The packing of the fruit will not on
ly have much to do with it's condition
when it arrives at the Indianapolis
exposition, and with it's appearance
after it goes on display but in making
the awards the judges will take the
packing into consideration Methods
and styles of box packing will be il
Illustrated and explained in the prem
ium list, which will soon be out.
Orchard supply houses and the lar
ger nurseries are taking marked in
terest in helping to make the Indiana
show a success. The supply, houses
offer special premiums in the way
of spray materials, spraying outfits
and other prizes which can be put to
practical use by growers. The nuraer-
les are giving stock as special pre-
miums, the winners of the prizes to
make their own selection. The India
ma State Horticultural society has
given 1000 to the premium list and
the commissioners of Orange county
will give two five-acre orchard tracts
as prizes. Contributions are also COM