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out a part of several staves of the barrel so that air can 

 circulate through the produce. Sometimes cabbage is packed 

 in crates made of slats, which will hold about one hundred 

 heads. 



Celery is shipped in small flat boxes. These boxes are 

 called celery crates and vary slightly in size, depending 

 upon the locality. 



FIG. 72. A good type of celery crate, well packed. 



Tomatoes are packed in baskets, which fit into special 

 crates. When the tomatoes are packed in crates they are 

 usually intended for long-distant shipment. For local trade, 

 however, the half-bushel split market basket is the most 

 popular. 



Potatoes are usually marketed in gunny sacks, but some- 

 times they are delivered to the local trade in bushel baskets. 



This variation in packages is due largely to the locality 

 in which the product is grown and also as to whether it is 

 a short- or a long-distance shipment. Occasionally special 

 markets will demand a certain kind of a carrier, and the 

 grower must then use that kind of a package. 



