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Cherry. — 15 J inches in length ; ends S\ by 3.}. 



Fig. — The two-layer fig box is 20 inches long ; ends 2 by 

 3^ inches, and holds about 20 pounds. The single layer is the 

 same length and width, but 2 inches deep, and holds about 12 

 pounds. 



Grapes. — The same as that used for plums in distant ship- 

 ment, except that the depth is usually 5 inches, and the con- 

 tents about 25 pounds of fruit. Grapes are also shipped in 

 4-pound splint baskets, of which 4 go in a half crate, or 8 in a 

 whole crate. 



Melons. — Cantaloupe crates 38 inches long, 16 inches wide, 

 and 15 inches deep. Watermelons come in bulk in cars, or in 

 large cases of all descriptions. 



Oranges. — Flat boxes 22 inches long, ends 7 J by 17 1 inches. 

 It is divided into two parts by a central partition. The pre- 

 vailing orange box at present is about 261 inches long, ends 

 11|^ inches square, with a central partition. 



Small Fruits. — Chests or crates which contain 10, 15, or 20 

 drawers. The drawers are 15^ inches long, ends S} by IJ 

 inches. The sizes have been constantly decreasing. The old 

 drawers held 5 pounds of strawberries ; the present weight is 

 about 4 pounds. 



Packages for Dried Fruits. — 25-pound box: Inside 

 measurements — length, lo| inches; width, 9| inches; depth, 

 5] inches. Outside measurements — length, 15^ inches ; width, 

 10 1 inches ; depth, 6 J inches ; top, bottom, and sides, | of an 

 inch thick ; ends, | of an inch thick. 



A More Flat Package: Inside rqeasurements — length, 16 

 inches ; width, 9 inches ; depth, 5 inches. Outside measure- 

 ments — length, 17^ inches; width, 9| inches; depth, 5| 

 inches ; top, bottom, and sides, | of an inch thick ; ends, f of 

 an inch thick. 



Fifty-Pound Box : Inside measurements — length, 15^ inches ; 

 width, 9 inches ; depth, 9 inches. Outside measurements — 

 length, ni inches; width, 10 inches ; depth, 10 inches ; top, 

 bottom, and sides, h inch thick ; ends, 1 inch thick. 



Sacks for Dried Fruit. — White cotton sacks, made of what 



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