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machine. There are five different kinds of hoops used 

 on the common apple barrel: The sawed hoop, the 

 shaved hop, the split hoop, the iron hoop and the wire 

 hoop. All of these are used more or less satisfactorily, 

 but either the iron or the sawed one is recommended as 

 making the strongest and best appearing barrel. 



Standard boxes are almost always made of some kind 

 of pine or spruce, occasionally linden or cottoiiwood 

 boxes are seen, but these are not generally satisfactory. 



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Fig. 32. VARIOUS TYPES OF FRUIT PACKAGES MADE 

 FROM VENEER 



On the Pacific Coast, a good many boxes are made out 

 of red wood, especially for the fruit that is packed for 

 the cheaper trade. Box material, as a rule, is cheaper, 

 easier to handle, and for equal bulk compares very 

 favorably with the cost of the apple barrel. 



Small fruits like berries are almost always in pack- 

 ages made from hard wood. The small splint baskets 

 are usually cut from veneer. Practically all of the 

 quart or pint baskets and many of the larger splint 

 baskets are made of this veneer (Fig. 32), which is cut 



