Standard and Legal Measures and Sizes i ig 



Society and Customary Standards, continued. 



Califorxia. Sizes in Common Use roii Local Markets. 

 {Wick&on.) 



Apple and Pear. — Top, bottom and sides of )^-in. and ends of 

 %-\n. stuif. The length is 22 ins. ; ends 10 by 12 ins. This is 

 called a 50-lb. box, but it contains less weight. 



Cherry.— 15>^ ins. in length; ends 8X by 33^. 



Fig.— The two-layer fig-box is 20 ins. long; ends 2 by 3>^ ins., 

 and holds about 20 lbs. The single layer is the same length and 

 width, but 2 ins. deep and holds about 12 lbs. 



Grapes. — The same as that used for plums in distant shipment, 

 except that the depth is usually 5 ins., and the contents about 25 

 lbs. of fruit. Grapes are also shipped in -l-lb. splint baskets, of 

 which 4 go in a half crate or 8 in a whole crate. 



Melons.,— Cantaloupe crates 38 ins. long, 16 ins. wide and 15 

 ins. deep. Watermelons come in bulk in cars or in large cases of 

 all descriptions. 



Oranges.— Plat boxes 22 ins. long, ends 1% by \1% ins. It is 

 divided into two parts by a central partition. The prevailing 

 orange-box at present is about 26)^ ins. long, ends 11)^ ins. 

 square, with a central partition. 



Small Fruits.— Chests or crates which contain 10, 15 or 20 

 drawers. The drawers are 15X ins. long, ends 8)^ by \% ins. 

 The sizes have been constantly decreasing. The old drawers 

 held 5 lbs. of strawberries ; the present weight is about 4 lbs. 



Packages for Dried Fruits. — 25-lb. box: Inside measure- 

 ments-length, 13^ ins. ; width, 9^ ins. ; depth, 5^ ins. Outside 

 measurements— length, 153;^ ins. ; width, 10)^ ins. ; depth, GKins. ; 

 top, bottom and sides, % of an in. thick; ends % of an in. thick. 



A More Flat Package : Inside measurements — length, 16 ins. ; 

 width, 9 ins. ; depth, 5 ins. Outside measurements— length, 11% 

 ins. ; width, 9% ins. ; depth, 5^ ins. Top, bottom and sides, % 

 of an in. thick ; ends, % of an in. thick. 



Fifty-Pound Box : Inside measurements— length, Vo\i ins. ; 

 width, 9 ins. ; depth, 9 ins. Outside measurements— length, 11% 

 ins. ; width, 10 ins. ; depth, 10 ins. Top, bottom and sides, % in. 

 thick; ends, 1 in. thick. 



