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The Bushel Box 



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The value of the bushel box as a receptacle for the 

 handling of vegetables is well set forth by Professor 

 Green * as follows : In these days of close competition 

 it is very important for the seller to use great care in 

 the selection of a favorable package in which to display 

 his goods. In the markets of St. Paul and Minneapolis 

 the most common package for the display of vegetables 

 is the bushel basket, and this __=^ 



solid nor so easily built up as inches deep, 

 a load of the same material in boxes; (2) a bushel 

 basket costs about 50 per cent more than a well- 

 made box holding the same amount; (3) it seldom lasts 

 more than one -third as long; (4) the goods do not ap- 

 pear to such advantage in it as in a box. On the 

 other hand, bushel boxes (1) may be made so as to fit 

 readily into a wagon, and by the use of deck boards a 

 very large and solid load may readily be put on that 

 binds well together; (2) a box lasts indefinitely and is 

 easily repaired, while a basket is of short duration and 

 is not easily repaired; (3) a box capable of holding a 

 bushel can be made much cheaper than a basket of 



♦The Market Garden, November, 1894, p. 3. 



is probably one of the poorest 

 kinds in which to show off goods 

 to advantage. Far better and 

 more economical for the same 

 purpose is the bushel box. The 

 disadvantages of the bushel bas- 

 ket may be briefly summed up 

 as follows : (1) A wagon load 

 of full baskets is not nearly so 



Fig. 49. Bushel box. 



This is the style used exten- 

 sively in the Boston markets. 

 Its standard valne is 10 cents. 

 It is 16 inches square, and 8 

 inches deep. 



