PREPARATIOI^ FOR GATHERIIS^G FRUIT. 269 



-HAXLOCK FRUIT BOX. 



with holes bored in the sides for ventilation, as shown. 

 The bottom is set within the sides, and about three-fourths 

 of an inch above the lower 

 edge, so that when one box is 

 set in the crate above the 

 other, there will be a small 

 space between the fruit of the 

 lower one and the bottom of 

 the one above. This also ad- 

 mits of each box being filled 

 a little more than even full, ^^^-^ 

 and still the fruit will not be crushed by the one above it. 



These boxes are used in large quantities at the West, 

 also considerably in some portions of the East. Some 

 fruit growers object to any box or basket with perpen- 

 icular sides, because the fruit will settle more in carrying 

 than when the sides slope, as in the American basket. 

 Theie are advantages in both forms, also disadvantages. 

 A square box, with perpendicular sides, packs and remains 

 more firmly in its place than any other, but ventilation 

 through the sides cannot be obtained, and the fruit will 

 crush more readily than in boxes with sloping sides. 



Free Fruit Box^ 



Figure 113. As its name implies, this box is intended 



Fig. 113. — FREE FRUIT BOX. 



to be given away with the fruit. This will be quite con- 

 venient for those who forget to take a basket with them 



