FRUIT PACKAGES 



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from hard wood. 

 Pine or soft wood 

 does not easily 

 work up into ve- 

 n e e r . Most of 

 these small bas- 

 kets are put in 

 larger containers 

 or crates, and 

 very often these 

 containers are 

 constructed of ve- 

 neer wood. These 

 are not the best 

 kind of contain- 

 ers, however, be- 

 cause they soon 

 warp and get out 

 of shape and can 

 seldom be repair- 

 ed. Those con- 

 tainers made of 

 substantial soft 

 pieces are usually 

 considered the 

 best. 



Handling o f 

 Package Materi- 

 al. There has 

 been in the past 

 considerable wor- 

 ry over the best 



Fig. 33. A FORM FOR SETTING UP 



APPLE BOXES 



End pieces on left. Sides on right. Bottoms and 

 cleats on rack in center. 



Fig. 34. MAKING APPLE BOXES 



