52 MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 
will need to have a special heater to use in bending the 
staves. Certain companies are manufacturing these 
small outfits for about $25 for a complete set. 
It is not at all difficult to properly make a barrel if 
Fig. 38.—FORM FOR SETTING UP 
A BARREL 
The lower chine and quarter truss hoops 
in position. 
the tools (Figs. 36 and 
37) necessary are had, 
and the saving in the 
cost of material over 
the barrel already set up 
will be from 10 to 14 
cents a barrel. A good 
barrel in the Eastern 
states costs from 30 to 
40 cents. The materials 
for making such a barrel 
will cost from 20 to 30. 
Whether the individual 
fruit grower can afford 
to set up his own barrels 
will depend largely upon 
his ability to arrange 
the time and_ labor 
problems. 
A barrel ought not to 
be set up very long be- 
fore being used. They 
ought not to be made in 
the winter time and then 
held over until the next 
fall unless carefully 
stored to prevent weathering or discoloring. This would 
mean that the barrels are to be made at a time when 
