. Success with small fruits . the bulk of my crop in round pints,since they could be used for strawberries, the firmer raspberries, andblackberries. Thus and style of baskets would last throughoutthe whole season. A little good taste bestowed upon the appearance of a fruit packageoften adds several cents per pound or quart to the price received, and thusit comes that the brand of certain growers is sought after in the few green leaves, judiciously placed, cost nothing, but may catch theeye and secure a fancy price. After much inquiry in the market, however, I am led to the c
. Success with small fruits . the bulk of my crop in round pints,since they could be used for strawberries, the firmer raspberries, andblackberries. Thus and style of baskets would last throughoutthe whole season. A little good taste bestowed upon the appearance of a fruit packageoften adds several cents per pound or quart to the price received, and thusit comes that the brand of certain growers is sought after in the few green leaves, judiciously placed, cost nothing, but may catch theeye and secure a fancy price. After much inquiry in the market, however, I am led to the conclusionthat the size, quality, and appearance of the fruit count for far more thanall other considerations combined. Fruit Packages. 251 The old Marlboro thirds (see illustration), still largely in use on theHudson, should be superseded as soon as possible by baskets that per-mit circulation of air. The artist has suggested a style of packages ofwhich we are in need — boxes cheap enough to be given away with the akiter-^. Marlboro Thirds. Sunnyside Fruit-Box. fruit. The drawing is of a style called the Sunnyside fruit-box, and canbe obtained for about $10 per 1,000. The purchaser sees a pretty box offruit at a shop, buys and takes it with him, and is at no trouble to returnthe box. The present frequent practice of pouring the fruit into brownpaper bags is villainous. Mr. J. T. Budd, of Wilmington, Del, in a sensible letter, gives severalexcellent reasons why it would be better, and, in the end, cheaper, to usesuch cheap crates and baskets that one could afford to let them go withthe fruit. The expenses of transportation would thus be reduced, and theprices of the berries enhanced, not only because the purchaser would notbe to the trouble of returning packages, but chiefly for the reason that thefruit would always appear in fresh, new baskets, instead of those soiled, andoften musty, from long use. Mr. Budd shows that, in Delaware, crates andbaskets could be made sufficientl
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