Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-09-30
NATIONAL
APPLE SHOW
LEADING SHIPPERS AND PACK
ERS INVITED TO PREPARE DIS
PLAYS - PRACTICAL DEMON
STRATIONS AND COMPARISONS
WILL BE OF GREAT BENEFIT
TO FRUIT INDUSTRY.

spokane, WASH, Sept. z9.-Io hel
| northwestern apple growers in attain
: ing the uniform standard of grad
and pack already adopted by leadin,
4. shippers and packers, big feature
of the eighth National Apple show
to be held in Spokane November Il
to 20 will be actual demonstration
by growers who have become prtfici
ent in this line, it is announced by
Gordon C. Corbaley, manager of the
Ishow.
"The future of the box apple bust
ness must be based on uniform
standard of grade and pack applying
to all districts" states Mr.. Corbalsy
1.-THE greatest difficulty this year in
reaching that uniformity is because
printed words never mean exactly
the same thing to different men. The
only way that an absolute uniformity
can be secured is by demonstration
and comparison with the fruit itse,f.
That way will be provided by the
eighth National Apple Show.
1.-THE leading shippers and packers
in each district are being invited to
prepare displays that will perfectly
illustrate the range of fruit that
they understand should be permit d
within the limits of each grade and
pack. These displays will be placed
in immediate proximity to each
other at the National Apple show
il: order that comparisons may be
made with the fruit. Especially is
this important because of the prac-
tical demonstrations that it will give
to the growers themselves. At GER
tain hours each day the displays will
be discussed in detail and the grow
ers' questions answered.
"Five of the leading fruit packing
and grading agencies have already
agreed to enter these demonstrations,
illustrating the methods in use In
four districts.
'dThe purpose of each entry will
be to make a complete and thorough
demonstration of the methods OF
grading and packing in use in hand
ling the standard winter varieties of
apples by each shipper or district,
including grading by eolor, size and
blemishes.
mo exhibit will be limited in num-
Der of boxes but the suggestion is
made that no exhibit should be less
than 45 boxes nor more than 70
boxes. A suggested plan of making !
up such an exhibit follows:
Fifteen boxes of a bright red
variety like the Jonathan or Wine
sap; 5 boxes extra fancy, boxes
fancy and boxes &C., the fruit be-
ing carefully. graded by color and
other distinguishing points so as to
show not the ideal extra fancy but
the extreme limits that would be
permitted in each grade. The 8 box
es in each grade being packed from
five different sizes and packs of the
apple shown.
Fifteen boxes of a partially red
variety like the Rome Beauty, diyid-
ed for the purpose of showing grade
and pack in the same way.
Fifteen boxes Of a green varsity
ike the Grimes or Newtown, divided
IN the same way for the purpose of
grade and pack.
This might be supplemented by
additional boxes of apples that do
lot come clearly within these classes
such as the Black Twig or the Win
ler Banana.
''The purpose of each exhibit
must not be to see how perfect
package can be put up but to make
. selection that will be of valuel In
showing the fruit in such a way
hat the grower can see with his |
,wn eyes what apples he is Justified |
n including in each grade and ex-
lctly how he can best make each
,ack. ii
During the period of the National {
Apple show the expert accompany
ng each demonstration will be ex-
,ected to spend a stated 80 minutes
'ach day at his exhibit answering q
luestions and explaining to the 9
rowers the reasons for each feature T
4 grade and pack. These periods of +
explanation win be arranged on a t
egular schedule In such a way that
he talks and explanations viii fol- .
,w each other at regular intervals a