Show LOSSES IN LOADING GRAPES containers should be strong and packed end to end climax baskets recommended prepared by the united states department of agriculture E extensive investigations conducted by the united states department of agriculture show that the crushing of grapes in a car in transit Is governed by the type ind and strength of the dack cack age the manner and care used in loading the height of the load the construction st of the car and the handling it receives from the railroad twelve quart climax baskets and trays are recommended because they properly protect the fruit they are not too costly they are suitable attractive and available for most markets when climax baskets are used for loading grapes they should be well made of good wood with veneer cut 17 to the inch as it a maxi maximum murn thickness for the 12 quart size and 20 to the inch for 4 and 2 quart sizes wooden handles permit a firmer load than wire handles as they strengthen tile the baskets and serve as braces in the load experience demonstrates that the best results occur when climax baskets of 12 quart size are loaded 7 high the 4 quart size 12 high and the 2 quart size 15 high all other packages should be loaded to the height of not less than 48 inches or more than CO 60 inches from the bottom of the first layer bushel baskets hampers and miscellaneous boxes are not satisfactory packages tor for grapes as they cannot be loaded safely with economy all types of grape packages carry best when loaded according accordia to the straight system that is with all packages end to end extending from one ice bunker to the other in every other layer of climax baskets it Is necessary to load t 13 V N li na pa n 9 eg delicious grapes those that touch the bulkhead crosswise in the car in order to fill in the otherwise vacant spaces but this should not be permitted anywhere else in the load all slack should be taken out as the has baskets bets are being loaded using racks to 1111 out tit at the end of the car when there is surplus space every fraction of an all inch of surplus space from side to side of the he car should be tightly filled in by loading the last row diagonally |