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something similar to the edging often seen on 

 candy boxes. The edging he uses is about two inches 

 wide and costs " less than a cent a crate." Then, with 

 a small cluster of fresh cherry leaves placed in the 

 centre of fruit at each crate end, he considers that the 

 job is complete. His fruit certainly does look remark- 

 ably nice, and the prices received for it are extra 

 good. His name and guarantee go on every crate. 

 PEACHES. Different peach-growing districts have 

 different styles of packages. In Michigan, for instance, 

 the favorite package for 

 peaches is the sixth-bushel 

 Climax basket with extension 

 slat cover ; in New Jersey, 

 high, round, flaring-top bas- 

 kets are in favor, holding 

 about half a bushel ; in 



~ . t . , t , CLIMAX PEACH-BASKET 



Georgia, the six-basket crate 



is the thing, each basket 

 holding about four quarts. 

 Then there are four-basket 

 ? crates, open - sided peck 

 Climax baskets (for fancy 

 fruit), fifth-bushel Climax 

 baskets, round bushel bas- 

 kets with slat covers, etc., 

 SIX-BASKET PEACH CRATE etej "what package to 



use ' ' is largely a matter of locality and choice. 



Peaches are usually graded into three or four sizes, 

 and each size is packed by itself and labeled accord- 

 ingly. Machine graders do excellent work, and are 

 often used by large growers. In the Michigan and 



