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ard grade " U. S. Size B," if the minimum size of the apples is two and 

 one-fourth inches in transverse diameter; or are standard grade 

 " U. S. Size C./' if the minimum size of the apples is two inches ia 

 transverse diameter. 



Packages for truck crops, including strawberries (L. C. Corbett). 



Potatoes. — Truck crop potatoes are shipped from the Atlantic sea- 

 board points in ventilated barrels holding 2\ bushels ; from the Mis- 

 sissippi Valley and Gulf States in sacks holding 190 pounds ; from 

 Maine in sacks holding 165 pounds; and from the California and 

 Colorado sections in sacks holding 100 pounds (everything in this 

 region being sold by net weight rather than by bushel) . In northern 

 sections of Vermont, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, potatoes are 

 largely sold in bulk by weight at so much per bushel. 



Cabbages from the Atlantic seaboard states south of Baltimore are 

 shipped either in crates or ventilated barrels holding 2j bushels. 

 These crates are usually flat, about 3 feet long. At the North, crates 

 3 feet square are often used for shipment of cabbage, but the general 

 crop grown for storage and for the manufacture of kraut is sold in 

 bulk by the ton (heads trimmed) . 



Cauliflower from the Southern fields is almost universally shipped 

 in ventilated barrels, packed in excelsior, barrels being standard truck- 

 crop-barrel of 2\ bushels. California package is a flat carrier holding 



I dozen or 1| dozen heads. 



Brussels sprouts are packed in quart cups, in crates holding 32 cups. 



Tomatoes from Eastern States in crates holding about 1 bushel, 

 similar to those used for the shipment of muskmelons, dimensions 

 about 12 in. X 12 in. X 22 in. Some fruits arrive from Florida in this 

 type of package, but most tomatoes come in 6-basket carriers similar 

 to those used for peaches. In Texas a flat, 4-basket carrier, which is 

 only one tier deep, is almost universally used. 



Onions of the winter sorts are shipped either in ventilated barrels or 

 standard sacks holding about 2f bushels. The Texas Bermuda crop 

 is universally shipped in slatted bushel crates, 20 inches long, 12 inches 

 wide, and 12 inches deep. 



Celery from the Florida section is packed in flat crates usually 



II in. X 20 in. X 24 in. The California package is a cubical crate, 



