200 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Szpr., 1898. 
The Orchard. 
STANDARD ERUIT CASE: 
Tne Intercolonial Fruit Conference held in Brisbane during June, 1897, 
recommended the adoption of a standard fruit case, of which the contents 
should be 2,488 cubic inches. 
The outside dimensions of the case, when made of Tasmanian hardwood, 
are as follow:—Length, 20 inches; depth, 15 inches; width, 10 inches; the 
top, bottom, and sides of $-inch and the two ends of 3-inch timber; the two 
end pieces to be, therefore, 94 inches by 14+ inches. 
Where pine is used, the top, bottom, and sides to be of 3-inch timber, 
ends same as hardwood. ‘This makes the case rather larger outside measure- 
ment, but the same inside measurement. 
This case has been used by Mr. Warren, of Harcourt, Victoria; for 
shipping apples to London; and the following extracts taken from a letter 
written by Mr. Warren to Mr. Benson, together with extract taken from the 
letter of London agent, should be of interest to Queensland fruit-growers:— 
Mr. Warren writes:—“I may state that it cost me 4d. per case less for 
ship freights in consequence of using the new case; this was a great saving to 
me on my 600 cases that I shipped home. I am also using the new case for 
all my shipments to Queensland.” py 
The London agent writes to Mr. Warren as follows:—‘ The fruit arrived 
in very good condition. . . . The square cases in which you pack your 
fruit are the most suitable, and should be general if possible.” 
The fruit shipped by Mr. Warren to the colony has reached here in very. 
-good condition, the cases standing the journey well. The fruit is less bruised 
than when packed in the commonly used narrow cases. The experience gained 
thus tends to prove that the standard case is the most suitable case, and should 
be generally used. — 
The outside dimensions of the Victorian case are as follows :—Length, 
28 inches; depth, 8} inches; width, 122 inches. 
