Packages 



149 



teen to twenty inches wide and two feet long. Nail a six 

 inch board to the back of it, then put on one inch strips 

 to form the slots, as shown in the picture. These slots 

 hold the ends and center pieces into their places while the 

 sides are being nailed on." One piece of heading should 

 be placed exactly 

 in the center of 

 the frame and 

 the side pieces 

 should be exactly 

 even with the 

 heading at both 

 top and bottom. 

 Use three-fourths ^^^- ^^ 

 inch No. 16 wire 

 nails; and leave no nails protruding to catch the hands. 

 American crates come knocked down and ready to as- 

 semble by nailing the sides and bottoms to the ends. The 

 division pieces or trays come made up. American boxes 

 are shipped made up and compactly nested. They re- 

 quire special machinery to make up and the veneer dries 

 out and gets brittle if shipped in the flat. Several types 

 of "folding" crates for use with American baskets are on 

 the market, but have w^on little favor as yet. They are 

 shipped folded and require no nailing, either for assembling 

 or for attaching covers. 



Form for making Leslie or Hallock 



crates. 



SPECIAL PACKAGES 



Most strawberries are marketed in the packages de- 

 scribed above, but a number of special packages are in use. 

 These are of two types ; those that furnish refrigeration 

 for berries shipped to distant markets, and those that are 

 convenient for near markets. 



