432 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



A standard apple box lias been adopted by the Inland Empire Horti- 

 cultural Association of Washington. The box is to contain 2,241 cubic 

 inches of space and will be made in two shapes in order to conform to 

 tlie different varieties of apples. One size will be 10x11x2014 inches in- 

 side measure and the other will be lO^^xllxlS 9-16 inches inside measure- 

 ment. The official standard adopted by the association is slightly over a 

 bushel. Each box of apples is to be branded "One bushel." The next 

 Legislature will be urged to adopt such a standard by law, coupling there- 

 with a penalty for usmg any other.— Rural New Yorker. 



