El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-17
PEACHES MUST
De WELL PACKED
State College Expert Gives
New Mexico Growers I'm
portant Pointers.

State College, y. NJ, June 17.-Peach
growers in New Mexico are given valu-
able pointers on packing the fruit by
Fabian Garcia, Of the state college, in
a bulletin issued by the extension de-
partment. Mr.. Garcia says:
1From all indications 1t seems that
there will be a large crop Of peaches
in different parts of the state TO be
disposed Of this year Because OF the
demands by the general market for
first-class fruit, packed neatly and IN
attractive packages, it will be neces-
sary for the New Mexico peach grow
ers to give this subject some consider
alton. In Station bulletin No. 16, the
subjects OF grading and packing are
discussed AS rule, the large peach
growers associations make from two
to three grades Peaches running 50
or less TO the box are extra those run
ming from 81 to "a are SOS; and those
from IS to los are 1O8's, All Of these
grades must be free from all worms
and bruises and must be tightly
packed.
Proper Packing Necessity.
Remember that the proper packing
is Just as important as the proper sort
ing and will have great deal TO do IN
helping TO sell the fruit As yet the
New Mexico peach growers nave NOT NOT
adopted uniform rules for packing. In
many Of the other peach growing
states this has been done
The following set OF rules which is
in use IN some OF EQG nor INV tSLcEn Q4n-
tricts and which Is taken from the En-
cyclopedia of Practical Horticulture
just published will be Of much help
TO the New Mexico peach growers:
"(a) Pack direct from picking pail
OF basket into three or more boxes II
the fruit does not run uniform in size
Wrap fruit neatly.
"Cb) The folded ends OF the paper
on wrapped peach should go down, as
q cushion for the fruit to rest on.
"(c) In packing, the boxes should
rest on an incline with the lower end
to the packer. The peaches in the top
tier should rest in the spaces between
the peaches in the lower tier, so that
no peach will rest squarely on top of
"Cd) In packing the larger sizes,
both tiers should be carried forward
together so as TO regulate the height
Of the pack.
~Cel The stem Of the peach should
always be packed down
Should Not Rattle.
20 Each box should show a bulge
not TO exceed three-eighths of an inch
"(g) The packed box should never
be accepted by warehouse where the
fruit is loose and the box rattles-
"(h) All peaches that 60 five across
the end Of the box or smaller should
be packed in q 3X3 pack Those larger
be packed three by two.
cd 3x3 pack Place first peach In
lower left hand corner, the other two
TO be so placed that the space be-
tween the first and second and second
and third will be the same size as that
between the lower right hand corner
of box and the third peach Place the
next three peaches in the spaces formed
by the placing Of the first three. con-
tinuing the pack in the same manner
until the tier is finished. always taking
pains TO see that the spaces are the
same size and the alignment of the
fruit is perfect In starting the second
tier begin on the opposite side Of the
box and pack directly over the spaces
formed by packing Of the first tier.
"(2) 2x3 pack. Start the box with
two and then the three Place the
first two peaches so that the spacing
between the peaches and the two cor
ners Of the box viii be the same as that
between the peaches. Place the three
peaches in the spaces provided by the
placing Of the first two. Continue the
pack in the same manner, remembering
always to keep the spaces the same
size and alignment perfect Pack the
second tier directly over the spaces
formed by the paekinT Of the first
tier."