146 Mississippi Valley Horticultural Society. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FRUIT PACKAGES. 



Mr. E. T. HoUister, of St. Louis, chairman of the Committee on 

 Fruit Packages, submitted the following : 



Your committee, to whom was referred the subject of fruit packages, would re- 

 spectfully report : 



That a uuiform size and style of package has now become an almost absolute ne- 

 cessity, and after consultation with parties from the various sections within the ju- 

 risdiction of this society, would recommend the adoption of the following sizes 

 and shapes as the best adapted to the general wants of the modern dealer. 



Barrel, the size of a flour barrel, 28 inch stave, 17| inch head. 



Bushel box, head 8x13 inches, slats 22 inches. 



Third bushel, head 5x8 inches, slats 22 inches. 



Quart box, oxo inches wide, 2h inches deep. 



Pint box, 5x5 inches wide, lf\ inches deep. 



Grape basket, an oblong ten-pound basket, with cover. 



While your committee, in this report, have recommended the adoption of the 

 Ilallock or square quart berry box for the sake of uniformity, having ascertained 

 that a great majority of the boxes in use are of that variety, we find the Leslie, or 

 long box, finds favor in a great many markets, and, if properly made up, we 

 know of no objection to that style of package, except the inconvenience of storing 

 boxes of different sizes and shapes in the cars for transportation. 



We would recommend the entire abandonment of return packages. 



DISCUSSION ON FRUIT PACKAGES. 



The President — I would like to ask Mr. Hollister if there is a 

 patent on the grape basket he recommends. If there is, I do not 

 think we should name it here. Otherwise it is all right. 



Mr. Hollister, of Missouri — I have mentioned it as it is known 

 generally. That is the name of the basket. The patent may have 

 expired ; 1 do not know. They are made in several places. 



Judge Newman — There are two sides to this question, that of the 

 producer and that of the consumer. What has been said .sets forth 

 very fully the interest of the producer. There are two maxims, one 

 to sell in the dearest market; the other to buy in the cheapest. I 

 am a consumer. I have to submit to the customs of the producer. 

 Do you not discriminate against any interests? 



It was suggested that Judge Newman have tiie privilege of buy- 

 ing second class fruits, if he prefers it. 



