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Small boxes packed in crates, however, are the 

 most convenient for marketing grapes. The 

 best that we have seen are those used by Mr. 

 Wagener. The crate is eighteen and a half 

 inches long, nine and a quarter wide, and eight 

 and five eighths deep. The ends are made of 

 inch board ; the two sides are formed of three 

 laths one inch and a half w^ide, one at the 

 top and bottom, and one in the middle ; and 

 the top and bottom are formed of two laths, 

 dividing each into three equal spaces. A nar- 

 row strip of half inch stuff is nailed on each 

 end for handles or ears. The boxes are nine 

 inches long, six inches wide, and four and a 

 quarter deep, made of scale board an eighth of 

 an inch thick. They are made by French & 

 Co., of Pulteney, N. Y. The boxes hold five 

 pounds, and the crate six boxes, making thirty 

 pounds. These crates are of convenient size, 

 carry well, and are easily handled. Their cost 

 is trifling, and they are not generally expected 

 to be returned. For small quantities of a few 

 pounds, fancy and plain pasteboard boxes 'are 

 sometimes used ; but they should be packed in 

 wooden crates, to prevent them from being 

 crushed, and the fruit spoiled. 



It requires some skill and experience to pack 



