44 MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 



pint boxes. These boxes are various in type and make, 

 and are shipped in various sized containers. The con- 

 tainers range from 8, 16, 24, 32 to even 64-quart sizes. 

 Cranberries being a very hard fruit, are almost always 

 shipped in boxes or barrels. Grapes, for the most part, 

 are packed in small splint baskets or individual baskets. 

 Those used in the West carry six pounds net and are 

 crated in four box carriers. The individual baskets 

 from the Central or Eastern states are quite popular 



Fig. 30. 

 a 20-pound grape basket; b 8-pound grape basket. 



and make a neat package for the consumer to 

 carry home. For the larger grape industries in wine- 

 making or grape juice factories, they are usually shipped 

 by the carload either in 32-quart hampers or in 50- 

 pound lug boxes. These hampers or boxes are usually 

 returned to the grower for use over again. 



Standard Sizes for Fruit Packages. Most of the 

 states have adopted standards in weights and measures 

 for the various kinds of fruits, but only two or three 

 have passed laws regulating the size of the packages 

 for fruits such as apples, pears, peaches, etc. Most of 

 the present fruit packages are the result of various tests 



