510 ANNUAL REPORTi OF THE Off. Doc. 



To the Mciiiltcrs of the State lloi-ticiiUural Assoi-iatioii of reniisyl- 



vauia: 



Gentlemen — Your committee recommends the adoption of the fol- 

 lowing fruit packages for the shipment of the several fruits named. 



For Apples. — The standard 28 stave, 3 bushel barrel. 



For Summer Fancy Varieties. — The stave bushel basket. 



For Winter Fanc}^ Varieties. — The bushel box, 10x11x20 inches. 



For Pears. — The barrel and half barrel. Fancy varieties in half 

 bushel stave peach baskets. 



For Peaches. — The half bushel stave peach basket. For fancy 

 varieties, the twenty pound basket with raised ventilated cover, and 

 6 basket carrier. 



For Plums. — Ten and twenty pound baskets, with raised ventil- 

 ated cover. 



For Grapes. — The four and eight pound basket. 



For Small Fruits and Cherries. — The bushel crate of 32 quart 

 boxes, non-returnable. 



Respectfully submitted by the 



GEO. C. BUTZ, 

 GABRIEL HIESTER, 

 EARL PETERS. 



Committee. 



MR. HIESTER.— At a meeting which I attended in New York 

 State last week, I saw some packages on exhibit to show different 

 methods. It will pay any one wiio has fanc}^ fruit, to put it up in 

 good shai^e. In the fall, in the midst of the picking season it re- 

 quires too much time. 



The CHAIRMAN. — I think Mr. Hiester's idea is correct. In Mon- 

 roe county I have natural cold storage, and fruit as picked is put in 

 large bins. In December or January we pack fancy fruit in boxes, 

 and second grade fruit is sold in bulk. 



MR. BROWN. — Repacking of fruit is quite a good idea, but com- 

 mission merchants generally do not want it, as they prefer to re- 

 pack themselves. There is a growing trade for fruit in small 

 packages in all our cities, especially the fancy grades. Many per- 

 sons cannot buy in large quantities, but the general trade could not 

 be handled in small packages. 



In shipping apples in Delaware, we use a bushel basket built like 

 a peach basket. They can be packed readily and fruit can be seen. 



The following communication from the Secretary of "Mississippi 

 Valley Apple Growers Association w-as read: 



Quinc}', 111., Jan. 6, 1905. 



To the Officers and Members of State Horticultural Association of 



Pennsylvania: 



Gentlemen: Availing myself of an opportunity to extend cordial 

 greetings and best wishes for a successful meeting, may I ask the 

 privilege ot placing a matter, which many think is of the utmost im- 

 portance, for your courteous consideration? 



