136 FRUIT-GROWING 



made a success in this line have done so by 

 building up a reputation for their own partic- 

 ular brands and when their public realized that 

 any certain brand could be depended upon they 

 gladly bought that kind and what is more they 

 paid a premium for them over the price of 

 the western fruit. This, of course, is as it 

 should be because of the superior flavor of our 

 eastern apples. 



In box packing the fruit must be perfectly 

 graded and accurately sized as otherwise the 

 resulting package will show too great a vari- 

 ation to pass muster on the market. It is not 

 desirable, however, to have all of the fruit ex- 

 actly of the same size for a reason that will 

 presently be shown. 



The standard boxes measure ten and one- 

 half by eleven and one-half by eighteen inches 

 in size, inside measurements. The ends are 

 made of single pieces of wood about three- 

 quarters of an inch thick while the sides are of 

 solid pieces three-eighths of an inch thick, mak- 

 ing the ends and sides fairly rigid. The tops 

 and bottoms consist of two pieces each, one- 

 fourth of an inch thick or less and held in place 

 with cleats at each end. The tops and bottoms 

 being of thin stuff allow the package to bulge 

 slightly and in that way a slight pressure is al- 

 ways maintained and bruising from " rattling" 

 is avoided. 



