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standard half-bushel box, which is 12f inches in length, 12| 

 inches in width, and 7tV inches in depth, all inside dimensions, 

 the size of material in ends, bottoms and sides to be similar 

 to the bushel box. The writer believes that this package is 

 destined to become very popular with growers of high-class 

 apples who cater to roadside stands, fruit stores and retail 

 store trade. It is hoped that like the bushel produce box it 

 may in time become a credit package. 



The apple barrel is standardized by Federal and State law. 

 The barrel is at present used for the larger share of the crop 

 of the western part of the State. It is an excellent package 

 for use in exporting apples or in selling average grade apples 

 outside of the State. Owing to the frequent difficulty of ob- 

 taining apple barrels, one should order them in advance of the 

 time they are needed. Use only new barrels for the best 

 grade and perhaps for the second-best grade. If second-hand 

 barrels are used at all thej' should be carefully cleaned. Hard- 

 wood barrels with elm hoops are the best. 



Four-quart wire-bale baskets i are coming into common use 

 for fruit stand and roadside stand trade. They are easily 

 packed with the different sized apples. Corrugated packages 

 are now so expensive that they are used but little in com- 

 mercial packing. Hampers, flat tills, and other types of small 

 packages are not used to any great extent commercially. 

 They likely will be developed for specialized markets. 



The universal bushel is a stave bushel of United States 

 Standard cubic contents within the tolerances of the law. It 

 is an attractive package which is used very extensively in 

 apple-growing sections outside of Massachusetts. The shortage 

 and high price of boxes and barrels already is tending to develop 

 an interest in this package among growers in Massachusetts and 

 it is likely to get into very general use in the State during the 

 next few years. 



If one plans to pack his apples in barrels it is always a de- 

 batable question whether the packing should be done in the 

 field or in the packing shed. Local conditions oftentimes de- 

 cide this question. It is generally better, however, to haul 

 the apples to a central packing place, as the facilities for bet- 

 ter and more rapid work can there be provided. Barreled 



