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the majority. L,arger or smaller sizes are the excep- 

 tion. 



These crates are strongly made of wood, sawed in 

 strips as light as is compatible with strength, and 

 firmly nailed together. Sometimes they are given 

 metal bindings at the corners. The crates are fre- 

 quently returned to the grower when shipped within a 

 distance where express companies return empties free. 

 Otherwise they become gift packages, just as grape 

 baskets or plum boxes are. 



Raspberries, blackberries, dewberries (commonly 

 sold as blackberries), gooseberries, and currants are 

 nearly always sold in the same boxes and crates used 

 for strawberries. 



IV. THE GRAPE BASKET 



Two standard packages are in use for grapes, the 

 only difference between them being in point of size. 

 One is the five- 

 pound basket, the 

 other the ten- 

 pound basket. 

 The ten - pound 

 baskets usually 

 hold only a trifle 

 over eight pounds 

 of fruit, and the 

 five -pound bas- 

 kets usually onl}- a 

 little over four pounds; but as this is rather commonly 

 understood, no one is greatly deceived. Besides, grapes 

 are always retailed b\- the basket, not by the pound. 



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