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MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 



means of handling barrels and boxes. Almost all of the 

 standard boxes are now shipped in the shook and set up 

 on the farm or in the packing-house where used. When 

 contracting for shooks for boxes the specifications must be 

 made specifically and uniformity insisted upon. The di- 

 mensions for the pieces of a standard box are as follows : 

 Ends, % x lQi/2 x ll 1 /^. inches in one piece ; sides, % x 

 inches in one piece; top and bottom, 14 x 



Fig. 35. STANDARD APPLE BOX CONSTRUCTION 

 a End view. Method of nailing; b bottom or top. Method of spacing. 



5 x 191/2 inches in two pieces, and cleats, */% x % x 10 

 inches in two pieces. 



The top and bottom pieces may be made in three 

 pieces instead of two, if desired. It is necessary to have 

 these pieces thin, so they will spring over the bulge and 

 not injure the fruit. In setting up the boxes the only 

 precaution is to have the top and bottom pieces equally 



