The Gift Package 



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Crates designed to be returned to the grower are usually- 

 heavy, are commonly made of sawed stuff, and are pro- 

 vided with hinges and clasps. In shipping long distances 

 by rail, large crates (holding as many as sixty baskets or 

 cups) are usually preferable, as there is less "side shake," 

 because of the greater 

 bulk; and such heavy 

 packages may not be so 

 carelessly handled as are 

 the small ones. 



The time is coming 

 when all the better 

 grades and higher quali- 

 ties of fruits will be put 

 up in special gift pack- 

 ages, and the time can- 

 not be far distant when 

 pasteboard boxes will be 

 used to some extent. 

 One of the most marked 

 results of the recent ad- 

 vancement and competi- 

 tion in the manufacture 

 of products is the pack- 

 ing of single articles in tasty boxes. Boots and shoes, for 

 example, were once shipped loose in large cases, while now, 

 in all the better grades, every pair is boxed by itself. In 

 other words, not only is the product itself a finished article, 

 but it is packed in a dainty and finished way; and the 

 same must come to be true of many of the better 

 kinds of agricultural products. 



In the fanciest fruits, as the best dessert pears, and 

 even some of the largest and finest strawberries, it is often 



Fig. 158. Papaya crates, Hawaii. 



