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BULLETIN 688; U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



kets costs from 27 to 31 cents. The shipping weight of a 32-pint 

 crate of raspberries is from 31 to 34 pounds and the postage to 



Fig. <s.— Cherries shipped over 100 miles by parcel post. This style crate, holding 12 quarts, is heavier 

 than is necessary for shipments of this quantity of fruit. 



points within the first and second postal zones is from 35 to 39 cents. 

 Therefore, the cost of a crate and postage for shipping 32 pints of 

 raspberries is from 62 to 70 cents. 



