92 TRUCK-FARMING AT THE SOUTH. 



BUSHEL AND BARREL CRATES. 



A bushel crate requires a centre-piece and two end- 

 pieces; these are eight by fourteen inches. The laths 

 two feet in length, and of a width suited to the kind of 

 vegetable to be packed. For tomatoes, the laths should 

 be fully two inches wide. For purposes of ventilation 

 and convenient handling of the crate, the middle and 



Fig 5. A BUSHEL CRATE. 



end-pieces are made octagonal by having the corners 

 sawed off. The capacity of such a crate is two thousand 

 two hundred and twenty-one cubic inches, while a legal 

 bushel contains two thousand one hundred and fifty cubic 

 inches. The width of the lath should be about one-half 

 inch less than the dimension at the corner, in order to 

 permit access of air when the crates are closely stowed on 

 shipboard. The figure represents a bushel crate ready 



