FRUIT PACK AC. KS 



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and trials from different shipping localities. Those that 

 have been found efficient on the general market, have 

 survived, while those that have not, disappeared. 



Out of these almost innumerable kinds and types of 

 packages have come two or three which are now recog- 

 nised in most states as standard. Especially is this 

 true for the larger fruits such as the apple and the 



Fig. 31. BASKET CONTAINERS 



G Standard square quart berry basket; b Standard square pint berry 

 basket; c Standard oblong pint berry basket; d Paper boxes; c 6-pound 

 peach baskets. 



pear. Regarding apple packages, the Western states 

 have taken the lead in the adoption of a standard box, 

 but, up to date, have not enacted laws to enforce their 

 use. The different fruit-growing organizations have 

 largely adopted these standardized packs and no regu- 

 lative law from the state has been necessary to enforce 

 their use. The United States has recently passed a law 



