April, 1916. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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crate, and for eastern shipments we will 

 taave to adapt either the American crate or 

 the twenly-seven-quart or thirty-six-quart to 

 our needs. 



We assured ourselves by practical experi- 

 ments in the season of 1914 that sour cher- 

 ries could be marketed in good condition in 

 Winnipeg, and then we wondered whether 

 we were using the proper packages. This 

 question was al&o in the minds of the 

 British Columbia growers, and so we de- 

 cided to test the relative merits of the 

 Ontario six-quart Climax basket and the 

 four-basket plum crate which was used by 

 the British Columbia people. 



A mixed carload shipment was made, and 

 a comparison was thus arrived at. There 

 vas not much to choose between them as 

 for condition, but there was a difference in 

 .©turns. The six-quart Climax sold at an 

 average price of 60c, which netted the 

 grower 38c; while the four-basket crate 

 averaged $1.4>6, whloh is a net return of 

 S5.1C. 



Then there was a factor which cannot be 

 expressed in figures or illustrated, but it 

 was found that the six-quart basket sold 

 much more readily than the four-basket 

 crate. 



Further Tests. 



Having satisfied ourselves we could ship 

 sour cherries to Winnipeg, we decided to 

 try some sweet ones. Also, we decided to 

 make a package test. With this end in 

 view, shipment was made to Winnipeg in 

 taie B.C. full pint, the B.C. 4-5 quart, the 

 four-basket crate, and the Woolverton crate; 

 this last is a crate containing 3-6 quart leno 

 baskets. It was found that the fruit in the 

 best condition was in the B.C. 4-5 quart and 

 pint. The pint also gave the best returns, 

 as it averaged the grower a net return of 

 14.3c per pound, with the 4-5 quart second 

 with 11.5c per pound. 



The Woolverton crate sliows itself to be 

 a commendable package for shipment from 

 the field without repacking. I forgot to 

 mention it, but the other packages were all 

 repacked and faced in tbe warehouse. It 

 comes a close third with an average of 

 10.3c per pound net. The four-basket crate 

 was a poor fourth, with only a net return 

 of 6 5c per pound. 



This seems to be simple, as here we have 

 again the same package as we recommended 

 for strawberries. This package also sold 

 fairly well in Montreal. They do not seem 

 iM> advrpe to taking cherries in It as they 

 do .-^rra'.vberries. 



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