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Dimensions. 



The cubic contents of a box may be regulated by law, 

 but the dimensions or shape of the box is a matter of con- 

 venience to be determined by the growers and the box 

 manufacturers. At a meeting of the Pacific Northwest 

 manufacturers of berry boxes in 1913, it was recommended 

 that the dimensions of the United States Standard quart 

 box be 5 X 5 by 2^ inches deep, outside measure ; the 

 United States Standard shallow pint 5 X 5 X 1^ inches 

 deep ; the United States Standard deep pint 4f X 4-| X 1-g- 

 inches deep.^ At a recent meeting of eastern box manu- 

 facturers it was recommended that American quart boxes 

 should be 5 inches top, from corner to corner inside ; bot- 

 tom 4|- inches from corner to corner ; depth 2^ inches. 

 The dimensions of the Hallock and Leslie boxes are : 

 Hallock dry quart 5 inches square, 2^ inches deep. Hal- 

 lock wine quart 4f inches square, 2| inches deep. Hal- 

 lock pint, as above but one-half as deep. Leslie dry 

 quart, band 3j inches wide by 20f inches long ; bottom 

 3| inches wide X 6f inches long. Leslie dry pint, band 

 if inches wide X 20f inches long; bottom 3 J inches 

 wide X of inches long. Several special sizes are sold, 

 as follows : Illinois Hallock pint 5 inches square, by 1 J 

 inches deep. Illinois Hallock quart 5 inches square X 2^ 

 inches deep. Michigan Hallock pint 4f inches square 

 X 1^ inches deep. Michigan Hallock quart 4f inches 

 square X 2| inches deep. 



Prices. 



The present prices of the different styles of boxes, f.o.b. 

 factory, are given below ; usually the price for dry and wine 

 measure boxes is the same. American ventilated quart, 



1 " Better Fruit," Dec, 1913, p. 27. 



