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The tests also show the best meth- 

 ods of box construction. The experts 

 say that one of the most striking 

 things brought out was the inadequacy 

 of the ordinary methods of nailing up 

 boxes. The number of nails used and 

 the way they are put in are important. 

 One nail more to the side of a box will 

 give it a great deal more strength than 

 might be thought. The nails should 

 not be driven too deep into the wood. 

 In many cases, it is said, proper nail- 

 ing will allow a reduction of . the 

 amount of lumber used without any 

 decrease in the value of the box. Boxes 

 with cleated ends were found to be 

 much stronger than those without 

 cleats. As a result of the tests made 

 at the Forest Products Laboratory, ten- 

 tative specifications for boxes used in 

 shipment of canned goods have been 

 drawn up and submitted to the various 

 parties interested, for discussion. — 

 Forest Service, United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. 



Car Shortage 

 On account of the immense increase 

 in business the United States has suf- 

 fered from lack of adequate car serv- 

 ice to move the crops of the farmers 

 and fruitgrowers and all other indus- 

 tries. It takes time to build cars. Re- 

 lief in this way, therefore, will be slow. 

 Consequently railroads have urged all 

 shippers to be prompt in loading cars 

 and equally prompt in unloading. Most 

 excellent advice, which should be fol- 

 lowed by every shipper, because in 

 doing so he will not only help himself 

 but everybody else as well. 



The editor of "Better Fruit" has very 

 carefully estimated his crop each year 

 by taking tree-to-tree estimate. In 

 addition to this the editor has his 

 orchard listed in eight blocks, accord- 

 ing to age and varieties. A record is 

 kept of the number of boxes harvested 

 from each block of each variety each 

 season. Then the editor makes a care- 

 ful estimate of the percentage of the 

 increase or decrease in each block, 

 adding up the total, compares it with 

 the total estimate, tree by tree, then 

 takes the average of the two for the 

 estimate for the coming season. This 

 method has been very successful, in 

 fact so successful that the editor's esti- 

 mate only varied about 10 per cent 

 during 1914-1915 from the actual crop 

 harvested. In 1916 the actual number 

 of boxes shipped was ten boxes over 

 the estimate made. Every grower can 

 do just as well as the editor of "Better 

 Fruit" if he will take the pains and the 

 troul)lc to train himself in this line of 

 work. 



".Iu<lging Farm Animals," by Charles 

 S. Plumb, Professor .Vnimal Husbandry 

 in the College of Agriculture of Ohio 

 State University, is a very interesting 

 and valuable publication, the illustra- 

 tions showing how to judge <|ualily in 

 all kinds of farm animals like horses, 

 cows, sheep, pigs, etc. The informa- 

 tion is of great value to every fruit- 

 grower or farmer. Published by Orange 

 Judd Company of New York. 



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