16 MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 
as the fruit is picked from the tree, it is placed in these 
Fig. 11—FIELD FRUIT BOX, OR “LUG” BOX 
Ends, 7%”; sides, 44” thick; size, inside, 26%” x 
134%" x 1134". 
boxes or barrels 
and set in the 
shade. The same 
day or night it 
is removed to 
the grading- 
house. In some 
of the warmer 
sections of the 
country, the 
fruit is hauled 
away early in 
the morning, allowing the night time for it to cool down 
as much as it will. 
Moving the Fruit.—In transferring the fruit from the 
orchard to the packing-house or storage cellar, consider- 
able attention will need to be paid to the wagon on 
Fig. 12.—A VERY CONVENIENT WAGON FOR MOVING THE FRUIT 
FROM THE ORCHARD 
