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in boxes containing twenty-one and 

 one-half pounds. In Arliansas tlie six- 

 basket crates are generally used; also 

 in Georgia, Tennessee and Carolinas. 

 Texas uses the four-basket crate most 

 extensively. Michigan uses largely one- 

 sixth, one-fifth and one-third Climax 

 baskets, also bushels and short-bushel 

 baskets, with a few of the hall-bushel 

 baskets. Ohio uses mostly the i-ound 

 bushel basket with very few other 

 styles. Kansas ships usually in four- 

 basket crates; West Virginia, Pennsyl- 

 vania and Maryland use one-half 

 bushel baskets and also six-basket car- 

 riers. It would look as if some step 

 ought to be taken if possible for a more 

 uniform package in marketing peaches, 

 and that a federal law similar to the 

 apple-barrel law would be desirable. 



A North Yakima peach grower is ex- 

 perimenting with peach baskets this 

 year which have been used almost ex- 

 clusively in handling the peach crop in 

 the East and Middle West. It is re- 

 ported that he has ordered enough 

 baskets to ship out eight or nine car- 

 loads. These baskets will weigh 

 approximately (10 pounds and a car- 

 load will contain about 400 baskets. 

 On account of the popularity of the 

 basket in handling the peach crop it 

 has been extensively used. While not 

 posted on the prices of baskets it is 

 reasonable to assume that inasmuch as 

 they are used so extensively in the 

 Kast that they arc not only more eco- 

 nomical in packing the crop but that 

 this package is more attractive to the 

 consumer and more convenient to 

 handle. 



It is reported that the North Pacific 

 Fruit Distributors sold a carload of 

 Lambert cherries to Steinhardt & 

 Kelt)' which realized $2,350 gross. 



International Motor Trucks 



' I ""HERE is one advantage in using an Inter- 

 -'- national Motor Truck that fruit growers and 

 truck farmeis are likely to lose sight of. The truck, 

 traveling faster than horses, brings about one impor- 

 tant economy. 



Twenty to forty miles of daily travel, with the necessary 

 stops, keep the horses and driver busy all day. 



With an International Motor Truck the driver can start later 

 in the morning and pass every horse-drawn rig on the road. 

 He'll be back early and can put in the best part of the afternoon 

 at productive work on the farm. That gain is enough to make 

 a motor truck pay. 



The driver's time on the road is an expense, his time on the 

 farm a profit. An International Motor Truck saves you this 

 expense and gives you this profit. 



This is only one of many reasons why every fruit grower or 

 truck farmer should use an International Motor Truck. Drop 

 us a line and we'll send you more reasons and full information. 

 One of our three trucks— a Model "M," for 1,000-lb. loads, a 

 Model "E," for l,5(X»-lb. loads, or a Model "F," f or 2,000-lb. 

 loads — will fit into tlie conditions of your work. A post card to 

 us may save you many dollars of expense. Send it today. 



International Harvester Company of America 



(incorporated) 

 Crawford, Neb. Denver, Col. Helena, Mont. Portland, Ore. 

 San Francisco, Cal. Spokane, Wash. Salt Lake City, Utah 



D. Crossley & Sons 



ESTABLISHED 1878 



Apples for New York and Export 



CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, IDAHO AND 

 FLORIDA FRUITS 



Apples handled in all European markets at private sale. Checks 

 mailed from our New York office same day apples are sold on the 

 other side. We are not nsjeiits; WE ARE SELLERS. We make a 

 specialty of handling APPLES, PEARS AND PRUNES on the New 

 York and foreign markets. Correspondence solicited. 



200 to 204 Franklin Street, New York 



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