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country, and of course they are shipped into the different 

 cities where each city has a law regulating the size that shalf 

 be sold in that particular city. If I may be permitted, I would 

 like to call the attention of those interested to a circular sent 

 out by the Boston market authorities. 



When our local growers met in New Haven for the pur- 

 chase of crates, those who were shipping fruit to Boston^ 

 of course, wanted to get the standard crate, and those who 

 were shipping berries to New Haven or other Connecticut 

 markets, or anywhere except the Massachusetts markets, 

 didn't care for that crate. There is some little materia! 

 difference in the size they sell for standard crates. Most 

 of the crates vary in size from the standard measurement 

 of 67.21 cubic inches. I presume that 95 per cent, of the berry 

 crates that are used in Connecticut are second-hand crates,, 

 coming back from the Boston or our own State markets. 

 They have been shipped north with berries, and we find there 

 is a variety in sizes, and the continued use of these crates is 

 going to make trouble sooner or later. In regard to the bill 

 before Congress respecting the size of fruit packages, I doubt 

 if that covers berry baskets and crates. I think it would be 

 well for this Society to send some sort of a resolution to the 

 committee in Congress, having such matters in charge, setting^ 

 forth these facts, and see if we cannot get something that will 

 protect us when we ship to the New York or Boston markets. 



President Gold: You have heard Mr. Farnham's re- 

 marks. I think it would be proper to refer the matter to our 

 legislative committee. 



Mr. Hale: There is a bill in Congress, called the Porter 

 bill, which proposes to regulate the size bi fruit baskets. I 

 think I was in error when I stated, if I did so, that it cov- 

 ered small fruits. It is the very matter that was before our 

 general assembly yesterday. The conference of New England 

 governors had it before them. — the production and marketing 

 of fruit in a general way and recommendations for uniform 

 laws. Many of our Connecticut fruits are marketed in ad- 

 joining States, and under the Massachusetts law our ship- 



