MARKETING CABBAGE, 
PACKAGES. 
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Cabbage containers have never been standardized, and many differ- 
ent sizes and shapes are used. Many of the crate factories (fig. 9) 
are located in the cabbage shipping sections. 
The capacity of most cabbage crates varies from 6,000 to 11,000 
cubic inches, holding from 90 to 175 pounds, depending not only upon 
the dimensions of the crate, but also on the method of packing and 
the variety and maturity of the cabbage. The four types included 
in the following table are the most popular. 
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Fig. 9.— Making cabbage crates. 
Dimensions and capacity of four types of cabbage crates. 
Type of crate. 
Inside dimen- 
sions. 
Length 
of slat. 
Capacity. 
Atlantic Coast. .. 
Mississippi Yaile 3 
Colorado 
California 
Inches. 
12 by 18 by 33... 
18byl6by28... 
21by22by24... 
18 bv 18 by 23 J. . 
Inches. 
36 
30 
24 
24§ 
Cubic 
inches. 
7,128 
7, 168 
11,088 
7,695 
The lj-bushel hamper, shaped like a cone with the point cut off, 
is a common package in the Southeast, wherever the small pointed 
cabbage is grown. The shape is adapted to close packing of such 
cabbage, 45 to 50 pounds to the crate. This crate has the disad- 
vantage of being made of material easily breakable. Freight rates 
are also higher on packages of this size. The flat cabbage packs 
best in the larger box or barrel crate holding about 100 pounds. In 
Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana the barrel-capacity crate is used 
for all varieties. A large crate holding nearly 200 pounds is used in 
Colorado (fig. 10). 
