HANDLING THE CITRUS CROP. 437 



HALF ORANGE BOXES. 



5 3-4x11 1-2x26 inches. 



Ends 3 pieces, 11-16x5 3-4x11 1-2 inches. 



Tops and bottoms 6 pieces, 1-4x3 1-2x26 inches. 



Sides 2 pieces, 1-4x5 1-4x26 inches. 



Cleats 2 pieces, 3-8x11-16x11 1-4 inches. 



HALF ORANGE BOXES. 



11 1-2x11 1-2x13 inches. 



Ends 2 pieces, 11-16x11 1-2x11 1-2 inches. 



Slats 8 pieces, 1-4x5 1-4x13 inches. 



Cleats 2 pieces, 3-8x11-16x11 1-4 inches. 



STANDARD LEMON BOX. 



10 1-2x14x25 5-8 inches inside. 



Ends ." 3 pieces, 11-16x10 1-2x14 inches. 



Sides 2 pieces, 1-4x9 7-8x27 inches. 



Tops and bottoms 4 pieces, 1-4x6 3-4x27 inches. 



Cleats 2 pieces, 3-8x3-4x13 1-2 inches. 



All materials which enter into the construction of 

 packages for citrus fruits should be bright, clean and 

 well seasoned. All similar parts should be of uniform 

 size. Yellow pine is commonly used in Florida. Though 

 both solid and paneled heads are in use, the latter are 

 more common in Florida, while in California the solid 

 heads are at present used almost entirely. The solid heads 

 are preferred by some because of the greater solidity of 

 the box, but when expressmen and others have once 

 handled boxes with the paneled heads, they dislike very 

 much to have anything to do with solid-headed boxes. 



If the edges of the sides used for boxes are rounded 

 off with a spokeshave or plane, it adds much to the tidy 

 appearance of the package. 



