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crates for shipping asparagus, and in the wholesale 

 markets of New York City a great variety of styles is 

 found. Of late ordinary twenty-four or thirty-two 

 quart berry crates have come into favor with near by 

 growers, as they are cheap, light, and easily handled. 



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FIG. 32 — BOX OF GIANT ASPARAGUS READY FOR SHIPMENT 



In these the bunches are laid down flat, in tiers, alter- 

 nating the butt ends so that when the crates are full 

 the top row is level with the cover. Some growers, 

 of very fine asparagus even, use solid wooden boxes. 

 Fig. 32 shows such a box containing three dozen 

 bunches. A crate with the top a few inches narrower 



