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Show QUARTS AND PINTS FOR BERRY BOXES Growers and Shippers Will Recommend Passage of Law Requiring These Sizes. Nearly fifty growers and shippers of berries from all parts of tho state gathered gath-ered at tho Commercial club yesterda3' to vote on tno standardization of berry boxes. After extended sessions, both in the morning and the afternoon, it was decided to petition tho stato legislature legis-lature to pass a law requiring berry boxes and cups to bo of the regulation pint and quart sizes. Heretofore berries havo been shipped in various sized boxes, conforming to no uuiform weight. In this way much extra work and loss of time was caused both the grower and the shipper. The proposal to standardize berry boxes will be presented to the legislative commit-teo commit-teo of tho State Horticultural societv, which in turn will formulate a bill io be submitted to tho state legislature at its session next year. |