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and two inches wide, and there are sixteen of them 

 required for each crate. The crates will cost about 

 ten to twelve cents apiece. Possibly, by substituting 

 split stuff, such as the orange growers use for their 



Fig 38 PRIZETAKER ONIONS CRATED FOR MARKET 



orange boxes, instead of sawed slats, the cost per piece 

 could be reduced to below ten cents. 



I often put bulbs in these crates that I would not 

 dare to ship in barrels. Sometimes we have large 

 fine bulbs that are imperfectly capped over, and there- 

 fore not fit for long keeping. It would not be safe or 

 good policy to put them up in bulk, and under ordinary 



