. [Fruit culture]. he manufacturer will nail together enough crates to hold the bas- fig. 23 kets. When the baskets are ordered by themselves they are usually shipped in temporary crates holding 1,000 or less, according to the number ordered. When bought in large quantities, strawberry baskets wiUnormally cost from $ to $3 per thousand. In the winterthey may be bought for as low as $ per thousand, and inJuly they bring as high as $ per thousand. An old-style strawberry box is shown in Fig. 23. Such abox is usually bought in the fiat and tacked together by the grower. About 1pound o
. [Fruit culture]. he manufacturer will nail together enough crates to hold the bas- fig. 23 kets. When the baskets are ordered by themselves they are usually shipped in temporary crates holding 1,000 or less, according to the number ordered. When bought in large quantities, strawberry baskets wiUnormally cost from $ to $3 per thousand. In the winterthey may be bought for as low as $ per thousand, and inJuly they bring as high as $ per thousand. An old-style strawberry box is shown in Fig. 23. Such abox is usually bought in the fiat and tacked together by the grower. About 1pound of tacks will dofor putting together1,000 boxes. A mag-netic hammer is use-ful for this firms furnish aform which facilitatesthe work of puttingthe boxes building of 1,000to 1,200 boxes is con-sidered a good dayswork. The box shownFig. 24 in Fig. 23 is used in the crate shown in Fig. 28; it will not fit in all crates. It isnot now used so extensively as baskets in the marketing 40 STRAWBERRIES 16 39. strawberry Crates.—Strawberry crates are made inseveral styles. A strong, durable type of crate in common
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