The Packages for Fruits 



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Fig. 152. No. 1, crate for Leslie boxes; 2, 4-quart hand- 

 tray; 3, 24-quart crate; 4, till-basket crate; 5, 6, fruit boxes 

 (holding from % to 1 bus.); 7, the bushel handling box; 8, 

 patent fruit barrel; 9, High- 

 cliffe patent barrel for export 

 apples (arranged to be sawn 

 in two without disturbing 

 the fruit). 



Of the peach-basket type 

 there are many varieties. Fig. 

 153 shows two of them, the 

 upper one being the "New 

 York" basket and the lower 

 one the "Jersey" basket. 

 Covers or hoods are shown 

 in Fig. 154. The shipper's 

 half-bushel, a very handy 

 package for firm fruits 

 handled loose, is shown in 

 Fig. 155. Other forms of 

 carriers are displayed in Fig. 



156. The bushel box (Fig. 157) is standard, and is used 

 for a great variety of purposes. In Fig. 158 is seen the 

 crate used in Hawaii for shipping papayas (Higgins and 

 Holt), each fruit being in a separate carton. 



It is well nigh useless to try to make specific remarks 

 about the packages used for fruits, because so much 

 depends on the particular grade of the fruit and the way 

 in which it is shipped and handled; very much also depends 

 on the demands of the given market. It is an excellent 

 plan for the fruit-grower to visit markets in advance of 

 the ripening of his crop, and to determine just what style 

 of package his market will most appreciate. When fruits 



