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and bulky for crating to advantage, costing too 

 much for crate material, and as they will hold up 

 very well when shipped loose in the car, many 

 growers make a practice of crating only those of 

 extra quality which are intended for the fancy trade. 

 In fact, the same principle that is practiced by the 

 up-to-date fruit grower will apply here. He finds 



Fig. 13. Some different styles of packages. 



that it will not pay him to use boxes for anything 

 except it be a first-class article in every respect; 

 the expense is too great ; and so the medium grades 

 of apples, for example, are packed in barrels or, in 

 many instances, they are shipped in bulk, and the 

 net returns are often nearly as great. So it is with 

 melons, 



