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MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 



will need to have a special heater to use in bending the 

 staves. Certain companies are manufacturing these 

 small outfits for about $25 for a complete set. 



It is not at all difficult to properly make a barrel if 



the tools (Figs. 36 and 

 37) necessary are had, 

 and the saving in the 

 cost of material over 

 the barrel already set up 

 will be from 10 to 14 

 cents a barrel. A good 

 barrel in the Eastern 

 states costs from 30 to 

 40 cents. The materials 

 for making such a barrel 

 will cost from 20 to 30. 

 Whether the individual 

 fruit grower can afford 

 to set up his own barrels 

 will depend largely upon 

 his ability to arrange 

 the time and labor 

 problems. 



A barrel ought not to 

 be set up very long be- 

 fore being used. They 

 ought not to be made in 

 the winter time and then 

 held over until the next 

 fall unless carefully 



stored to prevent weathering or discoloring. This would 

 mean that the barrels are to be made at a time when 



Fig. 38. FORM FOR SETTING UP 



A BARREL 



The lower chine and quarter truss hoops 

 in position. 



