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crates for shipping asparagus, and in the wholesale 
markets of New York City a great variety of styles is 
found. Of late ordinary twenty-four or thirty-two 
quart berry crates have come into favor with near by 
growers, as they are cheap, light, and easily handled. 
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FIG. 32—BOX OF GIANT ASPARAGUS READY FOR SHIPMENT 
in these the bunches are laid down flat, in tiers, alter- 
nating the butt ends so that when the crates are full 
the top row is level with the cover. Some growers, 
of very fine asparagus even, use solid wooden boxes. 
Fig. 32 shows such a box containing three dozen 
bunches. A crate with the top a few inches narrower 
