170 COMMERCIAL GRADES OF CROP PRODUCTS 



24 in. X 24 in. X 20 in. Most Eastern sections use the California type 

 of package. 



Muskmelons from most sections arrive in a veneer crate very similar 

 in shape to the orange-box but somewhat smaller, the dimensions be- 

 ing approximately 12 in. X 12 in. X 22 in. Some sections ship melons 

 in 60-quart and 32-quart berry crates, while a small percentage of the 

 crop arrives in flat carriers arranged to hold a single layer of melons. 

 These carriers usually contain 18 to 24 melons. 



Eggplants are usually wrapped in paper and forwarded in 60-quart 

 berry crates. 



Peas are shipped largely in f standard Delaware baskets with ven- 

 tilated wood covers, or in barrel-high Delaware baskets with ventilated 

 wood covers. 



Sweet-potatoes are shipped in ventilated barrels holding 2| bushels, 

 covered with burlap. 



Asparagus is shipped in carriers made to accommodate 8 to 12 

 bunches. 



String beans (snap) are shipped either in ^-bushel or barrel-high 

 Delaware baskets. 



Beets are usually pulled when 2 or 2| inches in diameter and tied 

 in bunches of 3 to 6 beets and packed in 60-quart berry crates, venti- 

 lated barrels, or barrel-high Delaware baskets, depending on the market 

 to which they are consigned. 



Water-cress is either marketed in bunches or in bulk in iced barrels, 

 or in iced barrel-high Delaware baskets. 



Cucumbers are marketed from the trucking region either in venti- 

 lated barrels, barrel-high, or ^-bushel Delaware baskets; and in the 

 pickle-growing districts they are marketed in bulk by the hundred- 

 weight. 



Lettuce from the truck-farming districts is marketed in either 

 ^-bushel or barrel-high, Delaware baskets or in ventilated barrels. The 

 barrel package is not, however, generally used. 



Spinach is almost universally marketed from the truck-farming 

 sections in ventilated barrels. A small quantity is received in barrel- 

 high Delaware baskets. 



Okra is marketed either in 6-basket carriers or in a special flat 

 carrier without baskets, in which the pods are carefully arranged one 

 layer wide. These packages are usually about 2 feet long. 



