Show 0 ORCHARD az C H aa D MANNER OF LOADING APPLES should be ba made mada for even distribution of strain and avoid shifting Pr prepare epard by the united states de department part men of culture A goob 00 oo system of loading batrel ed apples pr Aldes een distribution ot of the strain on the barrels which must also be stacked tight enough to avoid and brea breaking klag the barrels should bu be arranged in such a manner that adequate ventilation will be afforded the bureau of markets and crop estimates of the united states department of agriculture finds that the most popular and satisfactory method of loading Is that known as the alternating straight load this load Is started by placing two rows of three barrels each end to end neross the car which leaves a space of about halt half the length of 0 a barrel at t the end of the rows the second layer is then started by placing a row of three barrels on top of the first two rows but starting from froin the opposite side of the car anil and covering the open space between beleen the end of the bottom rows aud and the side of the car the remainder of the car Is loaded la in the same way alternate layers being started from opposite sides of the car this forms channels along the walls lengthwise of the car which serve as flues for the circulation of air when cars are shipped under refrigeration it agel lo fl stacked in tills this manner will cool down quickly or if a ventilated car is used there is a free cai of air through the car an ala additional advantage Is derived from this method because the b bilge il ge of one barrel doea not rest directly upon tile bilge of cit abnot another I 1 ter but in the hollow space ove the ends of 0 our barrels belo below it |