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The peach basket cover is made of slats nailed to 

 curved supports at either end. This package varies 

 somewhat in size, but the usual sizes are pecks and 

 fifth-bushels. 



The third and newest form of peach package is the 



KIG. 25 — MICHIGAN PEACH BASKET 



FIG, 26 — SIX-BASKET CARRIER 



six-basket carrier. This carrier is merely a neat slat 

 crate, of much the same form as the strawberry crate, 

 and just large enough to hold the six small wood 

 veneer baskets. These baskets hold approximately a 

 half peck, so that the six-basket carrier handles about 



