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urements inside dimensions). The ends are of |J-inch, 

 and the tops, sides, and bottoms of ^-inch material. 

 As the box carries only two layers, the lower one is not 

 bruised by the weight of the fruit above, and the contents 

 cool quickly in the car 

 or in storage. The box 

 is made up in a way 

 to provide ample ven- 

 tilation. 



Peaches are com- 

 monly packed in three 

 grades, and although 

 they may go by differ- 

 ent names, they are 

 practically uniform. 

 The common terms 

 used to designate 

 these grades are " ex- 

 tra," "90's," and 

 "108's"; or "extra 

 fancy," "fancy," and 

 "choice." While 

 many of our Eastern 

 friends persist in call- 



. FIG. 80. Peaches, 3 -3 Pack. 



ing for choice fruit 



when they mean "fancy," the western grower has a dislike 

 of the term "choice"; and some persons object to calling 

 the " 108's" "choice," when in the true sense of the word 

 they are not. The first set of terms is to be preferred. 

 A box of " extra" peaches should run less than 80 to the box, 

 a box of "90's" from 81 to 94, and " 108's" from 95 to 108, 



