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eight, forty-five and thirty-six quart crates are used some- 

 what in the East, but more eastern strawberries are now 

 shipped in thirty-two quart crates than all other packages. 

 The sixteen and twenty-four quart crates long have been 

 standard in the Mississippi \'alley and westward, and in 

 the South, and are gaining favor among eastern shippers. 

 Recently the twelve quart crate has been used somewhat 

 in the Mississippi Valley. The twenty-four pint crate 

 is becoming a standard package in the West and South 

 for extra early or extra fancy berries. 



Prices. 



The present prices for gift crates, f.o.b. factory, are 



given below ; wine and dry quart crates usually cost the 



same : 



Standard American ventilated, 32 qt. \7\i 

 Standard American ventilated, 24 qt. 15ff 

 Standard American ventilated, 16 qt. \2\i 

 HaUock 24 qt. lU to SU 



HaUock 16 qt. 5^^ to 6ifi 



HaUock 12 qt. SU to &U 



HaUock 24 pt. b\i to ^\i 



LesUe 24 qt. H to 9|ft 



LesUe 16 qt. bH to ^U 



LesUe 12 qt. 5U to 6^^ 



LesUe 24 pt. 5ff to 6^^ 



Associations that buy package material in car-lots 

 secure a considerable discount from these prices. There 

 has been but little reduction in the cost of gift crates since 

 1880. 



MAKING UP BOXES AND CRATES 



Boxes, crates and refrigerators should be procured long 

 before the picking season opens. There is a risk in buying 



