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and at the same time allow of sufficient ventilation. These are sold at a 

 reasonable price, and are made, like the others, in pints and quarts; though 

 the larger size is generally preferred. 



At the Freeport meeting, Mr. Piatt, an extensive dealer in fruits, exhib- 

 ited a very good device for a fruit-box, which is prepared at the mill, in 

 strips for the sides, and squares for the bottoms, all ready for packing in 

 small space for shipment to the fruit-grower, who can readily put them to- 

 gether, fastening the sides by a sort of tuck or clip ; and slots punched in 

 the strips receive projections from the bottom-piece, which is thus held in 

 its place. These, he said, could be furnished by the manufacturers at a 

 very low figure ; perhaps for seven or eight dollars a thousand. They are 

 made by Wilcox at St. Joseph, Mich. 



Mr. Colby at South Pass, 111., and another manufacturer at Madison, 

 Wis., were also referred to as box-makers. Mr. Piatt's experience on one 

 point appears to have great value, and should be noted by all shippers of 

 small fruits : it is this, — that there should never be more than two tiers of 

 boxes or baskets in one crate. It is customary to economize crates by 

 making them to contain three tiers ; but experience in the trade has in- 

 duced Mr. Piatt to decide against this custom, on account of the damage 

 caused by pressure on the lowest fruit. 



The packing and packages of grapes is a matter of considerable im- 

 portance ; but its consideration must be postponed for another communica- 

 tion. * ♦ * 



EVER-BEARING RASPBERRIES. 



We want to prevent people being duped with these so-called ever-bearing 

 raspberries. I have travelled considerably in my time, and have sat at the 

 tables of a good many prominent agriculturists and horticulturists ; but I 

 have never yet found these autumn-berries on the tables of any of these 

 gentlemen. I don't want to prevent gentlemen who can from furnishing us 

 with such fruit ; but I do want to prevent the expectations of the public 

 being raised too high by them. — M. L. Dunlap. 



