164 THE AMERICAN PEACH ORCHARD 



the piece or the dozen. Nevertheless the quart 

 basket is cheap and convenient and will doubtless 

 continue to be used. 



The four-quart till basket as used in the Georgia 

 carrier is also frequently used without the carrier 

 as a retail package. Four quarts is a convenient 

 amount to be handled in a retail market. Many re- 

 tail dealers make a practice of sorting up fruit from 

 larger packages into the four-quart basket and 

 passing them out to their customers in this form. 



THE GEORGIA CARRIER 



As a rule the package is not so convenient for the 

 fruit grower on account of the difficulty of handling 

 into the market without the crate. It really requires 

 the crate to transport it. 



The two-and-a-half-quart bale basket is not much 

 used, but deserves more attention. It has the form 

 of the Jersey peach basket, but has also a small wire 

 bale. It has proved to be very convenient in retail 

 markets. It is attractive to the customer and cheap 

 for the fruit producer. It seems strange that so 



