on top after all the boxes had been loaded in the car, in which position 

 they carried all right. It is doubtful, however, if the basket is sufficiently 

 strong to stand the pressure when loaded from the bottom to top of the car. 



For the apples, the box used was 10x11x20 inches, the size adopted 

 as the standard by the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association. This makes 

 a convenient shaped box for packing and handling, and if it is to be the 

 standard size, the sooner all shippers fall in line and make use of it, the 

 better it will be for the trade- 



For the pears three different shapes of boxes were used in one car ; one 

 5x11x20 inches, another 5x10x22^ inches, and still another 0x12x184 

 inches. It can readily be understood how awkward these various sizes 

 were to pack together in a car. The first had been adopted as the stand- 

 ard pear box and is just half the size of the standard apple box._ 



To secure uniformity in the peach packages, boxes 5xi2xl8* inches, 

 the same size as the California peach case, were furnisheti to those who 

 had agreed to ship peaches. This may be a convenient size for packing 

 pe'aches and pears, but a more convenient size for shipping in mixed car 

 lots would be the standard pear box. 



The grapes were shipped in the standard apple box, fitted with twelve 

 cardboard trays, having wooden ends, each tray holding about 2i pounds 

 of fruit, as shown to the' right in Fig. 4. This makes a very safe and con- 

 venient package, and apparently was an acceptable one in the Winnipeg 

 market, no doubt because it rendered convenient the retailing of the fruit 

 in small quantities. This case, however, at the present price, 30 cents, 

 is altogether too expensive. A case after the style of the Georgia peach 

 carrier, as shown to the left in Fig. 4, is one well worthy of adoption by 

 our growers. This case has been adopted almost entirely for the Georgia 

 peach trade, and is looked upon by the fruit experts at the Department of 

 Agriculture at Washington as the best case in use for peaches, plums, 

 and grapes This case complete, with the six 4-quart baskets, as shown, 

 can be purchased F.O.B. Georgia at 12| cents. Surely our manufacturers 

 could put up such a case for at least 15 cents. 



Apart from the desirability of adopting a uniform style of package, 

 there are two other respects in which the general appearance of our pack- 

 ages might be improved. The lumber of which they are made should be 

 neatly dressed, and the branding should be more uniform and neatly done. 

 Professor Reynolds, who accompanied these cars to Winnipeg, had an op- 

 portunity of comparing our packages with those in California shipments, 

 which arrived while he was there. In this respect he says: "The gen- 

 eral appearance of our boxes leaves much to be desired. Thev are rough 

 and unfinished. Dressing the outside of the lumber of which they are 

 made would cost only a trifle more, and would add much to their general 

 appearance, besides making any printing, stamping, or writing more 

 legible." With regard to the branding he says: "The designations 

 of the boxes,^ the packer's name, the variety and grade are not made' suf- 

 ficiently distinct, and the styles of branding are anything but uniform. 

 The result Is that It Is often difficult to make out the names of the shippers 

 or the variety or grade of the fruit ; and when viewed as a whole on the 

 market, they presented a motley and unattractive appearance." 



