34 BUSH-FRUITS 



The tray used between the tiers of baskets is shown 

 in Fig. 6, the size of the pieces being as follows: 



Length Width Thickness 



2 strips . . 22X in. 1% in. % in. 



1 99 V " 9l/ lt I/ ll 



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5 rails . . 11 " % tapering to % at bot. 1 " 



The outside rails taper on only one side. This 

 tapering of the cross-pieces is a great advantage, allow- 

 ing them to rest on the sides of the baskets without 

 crushing the berries, and since they are an inch high 

 they make it possible to round up 

 the baskets as they should be and 

 still keep the top presentable. It 

 will be easy to modify the dimen- 



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Fig. 6. Tray nsed in the si nS and st y les to Correspond 



crate. to any form of basket that cir- 



cumstances may make advisable, but the figures and 

 dimensions given will serve as an excellent basis on 

 which to work. 



For nailing up the crates, some kind of form is of 

 great service. This can be made from a good, solid 

 box, by cutting slots in the side exactly opposite and 

 the right distance apart for the end pieces. This will 

 make it easy to put up each crate true and square, 

 and it can be done much quicker than without such a 

 device. 



Picking -stands holding four quart baskets each are 

 a necessary addition to the outfit. They enable the 

 pickers to keep their fruit safe and clean, preventing 

 much inconvenience in tipping over and spilling. 



