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MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 



as the fruit is picked from the tree, it is placed in these 



boxes or barrels 

 and set in the 

 shade. The same 

 day or night it 

 is removed to 

 the grading- 

 house. In some 

 of the warmer 

 sections of the 

 country, the 

 fruit is hauled 



1O./2" X iL^4". 



away early in 



the morning, allowing the night time for it to cool down 

 as much as it will. 



Moving the Fruit. In transferring the fruit from the 

 orchard to the packing-house or storage cellar, consider- 

 able attention will need to be paid to the wagon on 



Fig. 11. FIELD FRUIT BOX, OR "LUG" BOX 



Ends, 7/%"; sides, Y 2 " thick; size, inside, 26 y 2 " x 



Fig. 12. A VERY CONVENIENT WAGON FOR MOVING THE FRUIT 

 FROM THE ORCHARD 



