44 MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 
pint boxes. These boxes are various in type and make, 
and are shipped in various sized containers. The con- 
tainers range from 8, 16, 24, 32 to even 64-quart sizes. 
Cranberries being a very hard fruit, are almost always 
shipped in boxes or barrels. Grapes, for the most part, 
are packed in small splint baskets or individual baskets. 
Those used in the West carry six pounds net and are 
erated in four box carriers, The individual baskets 
from the Central or Eastern states are quite popular 
Fig. 30. 
a—z20-pound grape basket; b—8-pound grape basket. 
and make a neat package for the consumer to 
carry home. For the larger grape industries in wine- 
making or grape juice factories, they are usually shipped 
by the carload either in 32-quart hampers or in 50- 
pound lug boxes. These hampers or boxes are usually 
returned to the grower for use over again. 
Standard Sizes for Fruit Packages.—Most of the 
states have adopted standards in weights and measures 
for the various kinds of fruits, but only two or three 
have passed laws regulating the size of the packages 
for fruits such as apples, pears, peaches, ete. Most of 
the present fruit packages are the result of various tests 
