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$3.00 to $3.25 a thousand. American ventilated pint, 

 $2.75 to $3.00; Hallock quart, $2.60 to $2.90 ; Hallock 

 pint, $2.25 to $2.50; Leslie quart, $2.60 to $2.90; Leslie 

 pint, $2.25 to $2.50. These prices are for American boxes 

 made up, for Hallock and Leslie boxes in the flat. Wire- 

 sewed American boxes are preferable to those made up 

 with tacks. There are, also, several types of folding berry 

 boxes; these are shipped in the flat and are made up 

 without tacks. They cost a little more than the others. 

 The prices of boxes are lower now than ever before. 

 In 1860 splint boxes cost $30 a thousand ; in 1870, $15 a 

 thousand. 



CRA.TES 



The type of crate to use is determined by the type of 

 box selected, since crates and boxes are sold to fit ; also 



by the market. Sub- 

 stantial, iron-bound, 

 return crates with 

 hinged covers still are 

 used somewhat for 

 local trade (Fig. 9). 

 These cost two or 

 three times more than 

 gift crates. Sectional 

 return crates with two, 

 three or four slat trays 

 — usually three — each 

 holding eight boxes, 

 are useful for local markets. The trays are cleated so as 

 to provide room for heaping berries without mashing them. 

 Each tray may be taken out and displayed separately. 

 Hallock and Leslie crates cost about half as much as 



Fig. 9.- 



- Heavy iron-bound return crate. 



