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The peach basket cover is made of slats nailed to 

 curv^ed supports at either end. This package varies 

 somewhat in size, but the usual sizes are pecks and 

 fifth-bushels. 



The third and newest form of peach package is the 



KIG. 25— MICHIGAN I'EACIl BASKET 



I-IG. 26 — SIX-BASKET CAKRIER 



six-basket carrier. This carrier is merely a neat slat 

 crate, of much the .same form as the strawberry crate, 

 and ju.st large enough to hold the six small wood 

 veneer baskets. These baskets hold approximatel}' a 

 /\ half peck, so that the six -basket carrier handles about 



