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and furnished with covers fastened with wire. The yg- 

 ' bushel hamper is a duplicate of the full bushel except 

 in height and the manner in which the top is fastened, 

 hooks being used instead of wire. The % l^^ks 2^^ 

 inches of being as tall as the full bushel size. (Figs. 

 35, 36). 



Crates. — Marketing specialists who have long been 

 seeking a satisfactory solution to the container problem 

 for sweet potatoes have looked with expectancy to the 

 crate in one form or another to answer the question. 

 A rectangular crate when properly made is attractive, 

 is easily ventilated, is convenient to handle, packs well 

 in a car, and can be made strong enough to hold up 

 without breakage. The convenient lumber supplies and 

 the manufacturing facilities of the southern states also 

 make the crate a very economical package to use. Th6 

 crate can be shipped folded or knocked down and is, 

 therefore, economical of transportation charges. Grow- 

 ers can often make their own crates economically when 

 suitable material is convenient. The objection to the 

 crate at the present time is that it is now little known 

 in the principal markets, and sometimes does not bring 

 the prices commaiided on the same market by a better 

 known container. This objection is, however, being 

 very rapidly overcome by its introduction on the big 

 markets by the southern states and shipping associations. 

 During the season of 1917-18 and 1918-19, Georgia 

 established a reputation on the world markets with her 

 "kiln-dried Georgia Porto Eicos in 50 pound crates." 

 Without doubt this package is destined to become very 

 popular and widely used in the near future. At a meet- 

 ing of shippers, growers and carriers held in Jacksonville, 



