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which are often of much value for use in a local market. 

 Tomatoes are often packed in small baskets which are 

 crated for shipment, as in Fig. 20. The crate usually holds 

 six baskets although some crates are large enough to hold 

 twelve baskets in two tiers of six baskets each. The cost 

 of such a crate, with the baskets, runs from twenty-five 

 cents to thirty cents each. The cost is too high for general 

 use, and such a package can be used profitably only when 

 crops are grown and shipped out of season and the returns 

 are proportionately higher than normal. 



Tomatoes sold in small baskets, holding about ten pounds 

 each, of which there are six baskets to the crate, as in Fig. 21, 

 should be wrapped in thin paper wrappers for the best result. 

 The wrapper may be used to advertise the grower and to 

 establish a brand. Tomatoes which are wrapped will carry 

 better and open up in better condition than will tomatoes 

 which are not wrapped. Only hot house grown fruit will 

 usually justify the use of expensive packages and the wrap- 

 ping of each fruit. 



