The Orchard and Vineyard

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 60, Issue 4, 15 April 1940, Page 303

The Orchard and Vineyard

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How to Pack Apples in Standard Cases

A. T. DOUGLAS,

Orchard Instructor, Auckland.

r T I O pack apples correctly- in. the TO pack Package No. it is the Standard Package No. 1, it is highly essential that the fruit should be sorted into sizes as accurately .as possible; otherwise the individual fruits will not fit evenly into the pockets of the preceding layers. On no account should the apple of one tier ride the apples of the layer below, because excessive bruising of fruit will occur, especially when the case is packed with the necessary bulge. There are three styles of packs generally used. These are commonly known as the 2-2, 3-2, and 3-3 diagonal pocket packs, and will accommodate all apples ranging in size from 3 7-Bin to 2 l-Bin in diameter. 2-2 Pack For apples ranging in size from 3 7-Bin. to 3in. the 2-2 pack should be used. This pack contains four tiers of apples, and includes the counts from

48 to 96 inclusive.. To start this pack, place one apple in the left-hand corner of the box with the calyx towards the packer and ; the second apple half-way between it and the right-hand corner. The third apple is placed in the space between the first and second apples, and the fourth between the second and side of box (Fig. 1), and the layer is completed with apples in the same relative position. Each of the remaining layers are then completed by placing the apples over the spaces m the under layer. 3-2 Pack The 3-2 pack is used for apples ranging'in size from 3in. to 2Jin. in diameter. There are five tiers in this

next two apples are placed in the spaces created by the first three, and this is followed by three apples and then two alternatively until the layer is completed (Fig. 2). The second layer is started by placing two apples over the spaces in the first layer at the end nearest the packer and continued as outlined for the first layer. The remaining three layers are carried out in the same manner. 3-3 Pack . The 3-3 pack is used for small-sized apples, ranging in size from 2|in. to

2 l-Bin. It is started by placing an apple in the left-hand corner of the box and dividing the remaining space with two more apples, leaving a space of equal distance in the opposite corner of the. box. The next three apples are placed to fit spaces made by the first three, completing the layer with apples in the same relative, position

pack, which covers seven sizes and includes counts from 100 to 175 inclusive. To begin this pack, an apple is placed in each corner and one in the middle of the end of the case The

(Fig. 3). The succeeding five layers are packed in the same manner as the first, placing the apples in the pockets provided by the preceding layer.

Every care should be taken to see that the main axis of the apple—that is, the line from stem to calyx—is always kept parallel with length of

the case, the stem of the fruit always pointing from the packer. On no account should the apples be placed anglewise.