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Show Shippers Place Apples, Produce On CityMarkets d s trip? ' enan Pork and AiPme delict was reaching a peak thi, week as cars moved dailyPfrom 4 ngs here bound for various btg-cty maikets over the country Apples, onions and cabbage make UP the bulk of the output of Tocal shippers. A big volume is bTJ handled by Roy Hampshire of H J Hmes and company, while Sterling Nelson shippers are moving a few cars of produce. Nearly 5,000 has been spent in improvements by Hines and company com-pany to handle the bumper crop of , the district . a large wash house has been constructed adjoining the warehouse. In this new building has been installed a new apple-washing machine. The new apple washing machine was brought in by truck from the Hood River district of Oregon It represents the latest equipment for thoroughly washing the fruit prior to packing. Loaded into a hopper at one end of the washer, the apples are taken on a conveyor into the washing compartment, com-partment, where they are mechanically mechani-cally rinsed and rubbed. They then move on the conveyor toward the sorting tray, where they are graded. They are then packed in bushel baskets and are ready for shipment. The machine works rapidly enough to keep a dozen men and girls loading, load-ing, sorting and packing the apples at the same time. The apple crop is exceptionally fine this year, according to Mr. Hampshire. Alpine Jonathan apples, being moved this week, have graded consistently in the fancy and extra fancy classes. As well as being high for grade, quality and color, the apple crop also is believed to be greater than last year. , By Tuesday, six cars of apples had been shipped, with shipping nearing full swing. Fifty cars of apples from the orchards of 35 growers in American Fork and Alpine are expected to be. placed on markets over the country. Each car having a capacity of 660 bushels, the shipments ship-ments will total 33,000 bushels. Onion shipping is now at a peak, more than 30 cars having rolled out, representing about one-third the total expected shipments. To take care of onion storage prior to shipping, ship-ping, Hines and company has rented rent-ed the Chipman Mercantile company warehouse, and this building now stores several carloads of onions. Beginning the shipping of a large crop, eight carloads of cabbage already al-ready have been moved out by Hines and company. More than 150 cars of this crop are expected to be marketer mar-keter Potatoes, which annually make up about 25 carloads, will start later, with growers waiting for a frost to kill the top vines before digging. Orchardists and produce growers are receiving a good price for their crops, according to Mr. Hampshire. An average of 25 people will be employed during the shipping season, sea-son, in sorting, packing and loading operations at Hines and company. n |