CHAPTER XXVIII

BOXES AND COOPERAGE

SPECIFICATIONS FOR BOXES -- COOPERAGE SPECIFICATIONS -- GOVERNMENT SPECIFICATIONS FOR PACKAGES -- REFRIGERATOR BOXES.

=Specifications for Boxes.=--Of the many supplies needed about a packing house, one of the most important is boxes into which the finished products are packed ready for shipment. Where they are used in such large numbers, it is very essential to have a box suitable for the products which will be packed into it without waste of room, sufficiently strong to withstand handling in transit and at the same time of minimum weight on account of freight charges.

The kind of lumber used for packing boxes varies in different localities. Cottonwood is the best and wherever available, should be used. The packing house industry has created a very important outlet for this otherwise almost worthless wood. It has no natural flavor and is very desirable for lard, butterine boxes, etc. It is used for making the small-sized packages into which lard is drawn direct instead of using pails or tubs. Boxes for these purposes are usually dovetailed and have a sliding cover. Where cottonwood is not available white pine is used, although in this case it is necessary to use thicker lumber, which as a consequence makes the boxes heavier. The following list gives the kind of boxes, inside measurements, thickness of lumber in the sides, top, bottom, ends and cleats, where necessary. The figures are applicable to cottonwood only:

PORK PACKING BOXES.

===========================+====================================+ | | | | | | | + | | | | Contents | Remarks | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+ 500 lbs. English bellies |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. English bellies |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. English bellies |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. hog hams |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. New York shoulders|Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs|Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs|Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs|Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. English bellies |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. sweet pickle hams |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. sweet pickle hams |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. New York shoulders|Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs|Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. Manchester hams |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. dry salt and smkd | | mts |Two hardwood hoops | 150 lbs. dry salt meats |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. hog fat backs |Two hardwood hoops | 100 lbs. short clears |Two hardwood hoops | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+

===========================+====================+====================+ | Inside | Thickness | | measurement | of lumber | | in inches | in inches | |------+------+------+------+------+------+ | | | | | Top | | | | | | | and | | Contents |Length| Width| Depth| Sides|bottom| Ends | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ 500 lbs. English bellies | 34 | 22¹⁄₂| 22¹⁄₂| 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. English bellies | 33¹⁄₂| 22 | 23¹⁄₂| 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. English bellies | 35 | 22¹⁄₂| 21¹⁄₂| 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. hog hams | 28 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. New York shoulders| 30 | 26 | 22¹⁄₂| 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs| 28 | 22 | 28¹⁄₂| 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs| 31 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs| 28 | 24 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. English bellies | 31 | 20¹⁄₂| 25¹⁄₂| 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. sweet pickle hams | 31 | 22 | 24¹⁄₂| 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. sweet pickle hams | 26 | 24 | 24¹⁄₂| 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. New York shoulders| 31 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs| 34 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. Manchester hams | 31 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. dry salt and smkd | | | | | | | mts | 30 | 21 | 20 | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 150 lbs. dry salt meats | 24 | 22 | 10 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 500 lbs. hog fat backs | 32 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 lbs. short clears | 30 | 20 | 8 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | 1 | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

===========================+=======+=======+=============== | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Width| | | of | Contents |Cleats | cleats|Box or crate ---------------------------+-------+-------+--------------- 500 lbs. English bellies |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. English bellies |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. English bellies |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. hog hams |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. New York shoulders|Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs|Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs|Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs|Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. English bellies |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. sweet pickle hams |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. sweet pickle hams |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. New York shoulders|Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs|Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. Manchester hams |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. dry salt and smkd | | | mts |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|T. & G. Box 150 lbs. dry salt meats |Outside|⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 500 lbs. hog fat backs |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 100 lbs. short clears |Outside|⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box ---------------------------+-------+-------+---------------

CANNING DEPARTMENT BOXES.

===========================+====================================+ | | | | | | | + | | | | Contents | Remarks | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+ 24 2¹⁄₂-lb. cans ox | | tongues |One piece sides | 24 3-lb. cans ox tongues |One piece sides | 6 6-lb. cans ox tongues |One piece sides | 12 6-lb. cans ox tongues |One piece sides | 24 ¹⁄₂-lb. cans ox tongues|One piece sides | 6 6-lb. cans lunch | | tongues |One piece sides | 36 2-lb. cans roast beef |One piece sides | 48 1-lb. cans roast beef |One piece sides | 24 2-lb. cans English | | brawn |One piece sides | 6 5-lb. cans chipped beef|Dove tailed | 24 ¹⁄₂-lb. cans Vienna | | sausage |Dove tailed | 24 1-lb. cans Vienna | | sausage |Dove tailed | 24 ¹⁄₂-lb. cans veal loaf |Dove tailed | 24 1-lb. cans veal loaf |Dove tailed | 24 1-lb. cans chipped beef|Dove tailed | 24 2-lb. cans roast beef |Dove tailed | 24 2-lb. cans chipped beef|Government box, 2¹⁄₂-in. strap | 12 2-lb. cans roast beef |Government box | 6 14-lb. cans chipped | | beef |One piece sides | 24 2-lb. cans chipped beef|One piece sides | 12 2-lb. cans chipped beef|One piece sides | 24 1-lb. cans chipped beef|One piece sides | 24 2-lb. cans tall roast | | beef |One piece sides | 24 2-lb. cans flat roast | | beef |One piece sides | 12 2-lb. cans flat roast | | beef |One piece sides | 48 1-lb. cans lunch tongue|One piece sides | 24 1-lb. cans lunch tongue|One piece sides | 48 ¹⁄₄-lb. cans boneless | | ham |One piece sides | 24 ¹⁄₂-lb. cans boneless | | ham |One piece sides | 24 ¹⁄₄-lb. cans boneless | | ham |One piece sides | 12 ¹⁄₄-lb. cans boneless | | ham |One piece sides | 12 2-lb. cans chipped beef|One piece sides | 48 1-lb. cans chipped beef|One piece sides | 12 2-lb. cans roast beef |One piece sides | 24 1¹⁄₂-lb. cans ox | | tongues |One piece sides | 24 1³⁄₄-lb. cans roast | | beef |One piece sides | 12 6-lb. cans chipped beef|One piece sides | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+

===========================+====================+====================+ | Inside | Thickness | | measurement | of lumber | | in inches | in inches | |------+------+------+------+------+------+ | | | | | Top | | | | | | | and | | Contents |Length| Width| Depth| Sides|bottom| Ends | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ 24 2¹⁄₂-lb. cans ox | | | | | | | tongues | 24¹⁄₈| 12¹⁄₄| 9¹⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 3-lb. cans ox tongues | 24³⁄₈| 12¹⁄₄| 10¹⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 6 6-lb. cans ox tongues | 18¹⁄₄| 12¹⁄₄| 6¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 12 6-lb. cans ox tongues | 18¹⁄₄| 12¹⁄₄| 13 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 ¹⁄₂-lb. cans ox tongues| 17¹⁄₈| 8⁵⁄₈| 4³⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 6 6-lb. cans lunch | | | | | | | tongues | 18¹⁄₄| 12 | 7 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 36 2-lb. cans roast beef | 17³⁄₄| 12⁷⁄₈| 13¹⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 48 1-lb. cans roast beef | 17¹⁄₄| 12⁷⁄₈| 9³⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 2-lb. cans English | | | | | | | brawn | 16 | 8⁷⁄₈| 9⁷⁄₈| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 6 5-lb. cans chipped beef| 10¹⁄₂| 7 | 3¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 ¹⁄₂-lb. cans Vienna | | | | | | | sausage | 11³⁄₈| 8³⁄₄| 6¹⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 1-lb. cans Vienna | | | | | | | sausage | 11⁷⁄₈| 9 | 9¹⁄₈| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 ¹⁄₂-lb. cans veal loaf | 16¹⁄₂| 9 | 3³⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 1-lb. cans veal loaf | 14⁷⁄₈|10³⁄₁₆| 6¹⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 1-lb. cans chipped beef| 17¹⁄₄| 12⁷⁄₈| 5¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 2-lb. cans roast beef | 16¹⁄₂| 11 | 12 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 2-lb. cans chipped beef| 15⁷⁄₈| 9 | 11¹⁄₂| 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 2-lb. cans roast beef | 16¹⁄₂| 11 | 5⁷⁄₈| 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 14-lb. cans chipped | | | | | | | beef | 24¹⁄₂| 13¹⁄₈| 14 | ⁵⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 2-lb. cans chipped beef| 16 | 8⁷⁄₈| 9⁷⁄₈| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 12 2-lb. cans chipped beef| 16 | 8³⁄₄| 5 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 24 1-lb. cans chipped beef| 13¹⁄₄| 13¹⁄₂| 4 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 24 2-lb. cans tall roast | | | | | | | beef | 17³⁄₄| 12⁷⁄₈| 9 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 2-lb. cans flat roast | | | | | | | beef | 22 | 11 | 8³⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 12 2-lb. cans flat roast | | | | | | | beef | 16¹⁄₂| 11 | 5⁷⁄₈| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 48 1-lb. cans lunch tongue| 17¹⁄₄| 13 | 9⁵⁄₈| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 1-lb. cans lunch tongue| 17¹⁄₄| 12⁷⁄₈| 4³⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 48 ¹⁄₄-lb. cans boneless | | | | | | | ham | 15³⁄₈| 10¹⁄₄| 3³⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 24 ¹⁄₂-lb. cans boneless | | | | | | | ham | 12¹⁄₄| 9 | 4³⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 24 ¹⁄₄-lb. cans boneless | | | | | | | ham | 10¹⁄₄| 7³⁄₄| 4³⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 12 ¹⁄₄-lb. cans boneless | | | | | | | ham | 7³⁄₄| 5¹⁄₈| 3³⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 12 2-lb. cans chipped beef| 15⁷⁄₈| 9 | 5⁷⁄₈| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 48 1-lb. cans chipped beef| 17³⁄₄| 10³⁄₈| 8 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 12 2-lb. cans roast beef | 17³⁄₄| 12⁷⁄₈| 4¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 24 1¹⁄₂-lb. cans ox | | | | | | | tongues | 22 | 11 | 7¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 24 1³⁄₄-lb. cans roast | | | | | | | beef | 22 | 11 | 8 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 12 6-lb. cans chipped beef| 18¹⁄₄| 12¹⁄₄| 12³⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

===========================+=======+=======+=============== | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Width| | | of | Contents |Cleats | cleats|Box or crate ---------------------------+-------+-------+--------------- 24 2¹⁄₂-lb. cans ox | | | tongues |None | ... |Box 24 3-lb. cans ox tongues |Outside|⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 6 6-lb. cans ox tongues |None | ... |Box 12 6-lb. cans ox tongues |Outside|⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 24 ¹⁄₂-lb. cans ox tongues|None | ... |Box 6 6-lb. cans lunch | | | tongues |None | ... |Box 36 2-lb. cans roast beef |Outside|⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 48 1-lb. cans roast beef |None | ... |Box 24 2-lb. cans English | | | brawn |None | ... |Box 6 5-lb. cans chipped beef|None | ... |Box 24 ¹⁄₂-lb. cans Vienna | | | sausage |None | ... |Box 24 1-lb. cans Vienna | | | sausage |None | ... |Box 24 ¹⁄₂-lb. cans veal loaf |None | ... |Box 24 1-lb. cans veal loaf |None | ... |Box 24 1-lb. cans chipped beef|None | ... |Box 24 2-lb. cans roast beef |Outside|⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 24 2-lb. cans chipped beef|None | ... |Box 12 2-lb. cans roast beef |None | ... |Box 6 14-lb. cans chipped | | | beef |None | ... |Box 24 2-lb. cans chipped beef|None | ... |Box 12 2-lb. cans chipped beef|None | ... |Box 24 1-lb. cans chipped beef|None | ... |Box 24 2-lb. cans tall roast | | | beef |None | ... |Box 24 2-lb. cans flat roast | | | beef |None | ... |Box 12 2-lb. cans flat roast | | | beef |None | ... |Box 48 1-lb. cans lunch tongue|None | ... |Box 24 1-lb. cans lunch tongue|None | ... |Box 48 ¹⁄₄-lb. cans boneless | | | ham |None | ... |Box 24 ¹⁄₂-lb. cans boneless | | | ham |None | ... |Box 24 ¹⁄₄-lb. cans boneless | | | ham |None | ... |Box 12 ¹⁄₄-lb. cans boneless | | | ham |None | ... |Box 12 2-lb. cans chipped beef|None | ... |Box 48 1-lb. cans chipped beef|None | ... |Box 12 2-lb. cans roast beef |None | ... |Box 24 1¹⁄₂-lb. cans ox | | | tongues |None | ... |Box 24 1³⁄₄-lb. cans roast | | | beef |None | ... |Box 12 6-lb. cans chipped beef|Outside|⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box ---------------------------+-------+-------+---------------

SAUSAGE PACKING BOXES.

===========================+====================================+ | | | | | | | + | | | | Contents | Remarks | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+ 25 lbs. sausage |One ¹⁄₂-in. open space in sides | 30 lbs. sausage |One ¹⁄₂-in. open space in sides | 50 lbs. sausage |One ¹⁄₂-in. open space in sides | 60 lbs. sausage |One ¹⁄₂-in. open space in sides | 75 lbs. sausage |One ¹⁄₂-in. open space in sides | 4 10-lb. boxes Frankfurts|Two 2-in. pcs. sides, 3 2-in. top & | |btm. | 5 lbs. boneless pigs feet|Dove tailed | 10 lbs. boneless pigs feet|Dove tailed | 25 lbs. boneless pigs feet|Dove tailed | 15 1-lb. tin meat |Two 2-in. pcs. sds., 3 2-in. top & | |btm. | 15 2-lb. tin meat |Two 2-in. pcs. sds., 3 2-in. top & | |btm. | 25 1-lb. tin meat |Two 2-in. pcs. sds., 3 2-in. top & | |btm. | 25 2-lb. tin meat |Two 2-in. pcs. sds., 3 2-in. top & | |btm. | 100 lbs. summer sausage |... | 100 lbs. summer sausage |... | 12 1-lb. cans Bologna |Dove tailed | 6 1-lb. cans Bologna |Dove tailed | 6 10-lb. cans Frankfurts |One 1-in. open space in sides, two | |2-in. open spaces in top & bottom | 50 lbs. boiled ham |One piece sides | 30 lbs. sausage |One ¹⁄₂-in. open space in sides | 25 lbs. Bologna |One ¹⁄₂-in. open space in sides | 1 50-lb. can Bologna in | | oil |... | 2 20-lb. can Bologna in | | oil |... | 1 20-lb. can Bologna in | | oil |... | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+

===========================+====================+====================+ | Inside | Thickness | | measurement | of lumber | | in inches | in inches | |------+------+------+------+------+------+ | | | | | Top | | | | | | | and | | Contents |Length| Width| Depth| Sides|bottom| Ends | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ 25 lbs. sausage | 18 | 12 | 6 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 30 lbs. sausage | 18 | 12 | 7 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 50 lbs. sausage | 19 | 15 | 8 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 60 lbs. sausage | 19 | 15 | 10 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 75 lbs. sausage | 23 | 17 | 9 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 4 10-lb. boxes Frankfurts| | | | | | | | 18¹⁄₂| 12¹⁄₄| 8 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 5 lbs. boneless pigs feet| 7⁵⁄₈| 5¹⁄₄| 3⁵⁄₈| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 10 lbs. boneless pigs feet| 13 | 5⁵⁄₈| 4 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 25 lbs. boneless pigs feet| 26 | 11 | 4¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 15 1-lb. tin meat | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 6³⁄₈| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 15 2-lb. tin meat | | | | | | | | 26 | 13 | 6³⁄₈| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 25 1-lb. tin meat | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 9¹⁄₈| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 25 2-lb. tin meat | | | | | | | | 26 | 13 | 9¹⁄₈| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 100 lbs. summer sausage | 28 | 17 | 10 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 100 lbs. summer sausage | 23 | 17 | 12 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 12 1-lb. cans Bologna | 16³⁄₄| 10¹⁄₄| 3³⁄₄ | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 6 1-lb. cans Bologna | 16³⁄₄| 10¹⁄₄| 1⁷⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 6 10-lb. cans Frankfurts | | | | | | | | 27 | 12¹⁄₂| 8 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 50 lbs. boiled ham | 25 | 18 | 6 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 30 lbs. sausage | 19 | 15 | 6 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 25 lbs. Bologna | 15¹⁄₂| 9¹⁄₂| 6 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 1 50-lb. can Bologna in | | | | | | | oil | 12¹⁄₂| 12¹⁄₂| 12¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 2 20-lb. can Bologna in | | | | | | | oil | 20 | 10 | 9 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 1 20-lb. can Bologna in | | | | | | | oil | 10 | 10 | 9 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

===========================+=======+=======+=============== | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Width| | | of | Contents |Cleats | cleats|Box or crate ---------------------------+-------+-------+--------------- 25 lbs. sausage |None | ... |Box 30 lbs. sausage |None | ... |Box 50 lbs. sausage |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 60 lbs. sausage |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 75 lbs. sausage |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 4 10-lb. boxes Frankfurts| | | |None | ... |Crate 5 lbs. boneless pigs feet|None | ... |Box 10 lbs. boneless pigs feet|None | ... |Box 25 lbs. boneless pigs feet|None | ... |Box 15 1-lb. tin meat | | | |None | ... |Crate 15 2-lb. tin meat | | | |None | ... |Crate 25 1-lb. tin meat | | | |None | ... |Crate 25 2-lb. tin meat | | | |None | ... |Crate 100 lbs. summer sausage |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 100 lbs. summer sausage |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 12 1-lb. cans Bologna |None | ... |Box 6 1-lb. cans Bologna |None | ... |Box 6 10-lb. cans Frankfurts | | | |None | ... |Crate 50 lbs. boiled ham |None | ... |Crate 30 lbs. sausage |None | ... |Crate 25 lbs. Bologna |None | ... |Crate 1 50-lb. can Bologna in | | | oil |None | ... |Crate 2 20-lb. can Bologna in | | | oil |None | ... |Crate 1 20-lb. can Bologna in | | | oil |None | ... |Crate ---------------------------+-------+-------+---------------

LARD REFINERY BOXES.

===========================+====================================+ | | | | | | | + | | | | Contents | Remarks | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+ 20 3-lb. pails |Three 2-in. strips, side, top & | |bottom | 12 5-lb. pails |Three 2-in. strips, side, top & | |bottom | 6 10-lb. pails |Three 2-in. strips, side, top & | |bottom | 4 20-lb. pails |Three 2-in. strips, side, top & | |bottom | 1 50-lb. pail |Three 2-in. strips, side, top & | |bottom | 2 50-lb. pails |Three 2-in. strips, side, top & | |bottom | 28 lbs. net lard |Dove tailed | 56 lbs. net lard |Dove tailed | 6 10-lb. pails |Two ³⁄₄-in. iron straps | 12 5-lb. pails |Two ³⁄₄-in. iron straps | 20 5-lb. pails |Two ³⁄₄-in. iron straps | 10 10-lb. pails |Two ³⁄₄-in. iron straps | 20 5-lb. pails (Cuban | | trade) |Two ³⁄₄-in. iron straps | 10 10-lb. pails (Cuban | | trade) |Two ³⁄₄-in. iron straps | 4 25-lb. pails |Two ³⁄₄-in. iron straps | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+

===========================+====================+====================+ | Inside | Thickness | | measurement | of lumber | | in inches | in inches | |------+------+------+------+------+------+ | | | | | Top | | | | | | | and | | Contents |Length| Width| Depth| Sides|bottom| Ends | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ 20 3-lb. pails | | | | | | | | 25⁷⁄₈| 10⁵⁄₈| 10⁷⁄₈| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 12 5-lb. pails | | | | | | | | 18¹⁄₄| 12¹⁄₄| 13 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 6 10-lb. pails | | | | | | | | 22⁵⁄₈| 15¹⁄₄| 8¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 4 20-lb. pails | | | | | | | | 19⁷⁄₈| 19⁷⁄₈| 9¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 1 50-lb. pail | | | | | | | | 12¹⁄₂| 12¹⁄₂| 13³⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 2 50-lb. pails | | | | | | | | 26 | 12¹⁄₂| 13³⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 28 lbs. net lard |13⁵⁄₁₆| 9¹⁄₈| 7⁵⁄₈| ⁵⁄₁₆ | ⁵⁄₁₆ | ¹⁄₂ | 56 lbs. net lard | 18¹⁄₈|13⁷⁄₁₆| 7³⁄₄| ¹⁄₂ | ¹⁄₂ | ¹⁄₂ | 6 10-lb. pails | 22⁵⁄₈| 15¹⁄₄| 8¹⁄₄| ⁵⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 12 5-lb. pails | 18¹⁄₄| 12¹⁄₄| 13 | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 20 5-lb. pails | 30 | 12¹⁄₄| 13 | ³⁄₄ | ³⁄₄ | ⁷⁄₈ | 10 10-lb. pails | 38 | 15¹⁄₂| 8¹⁄₂| ³⁄₄ | ³⁄₄ | ⁷⁄₈ | 20 5-lb. pails (Cuban | | | | | | | trade) | 31¹⁄₂| 13 | 12¹⁄₂| ⁵⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 10 10-lb. pails (Cuban | | | | | | | trade) | 41 | 16¹⁄₂| 7 | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 4 25-lb. pails | 20¹⁄₄| 20¹⁄₄| 11¹⁄₈| ⁵⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

===========================+=======+=======+=============== | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Width| | | of | Contents |Cleats | cleats|Box or crate ---------------------------+-------+-------+--------------- 20 3-lb. pails | |⁷⁄₈ × | |Outside|1³⁄₄ |Crate 12 5-lb. pails | |⁷⁄₈ × | |Inside |1³⁄₄ |Crate 6 10-lb. pails | |⁷⁄₈ × | |Inside |1³⁄₄ |Crate 4 20-lb. pails | |⁷⁄₈ × | |Inside |1³⁄₄ |Crate 1 50-lb. pail | |⁷⁄₈ × | |Inside |1³⁄₄ |Crate 2 50-lb. pails | |⁷⁄₈ × | |Inside |1³⁄₄ |Crate 28 lbs. net lard |None | ... |Box 56 lbs. net lard |None | ... |Box 6 10-lb. pails |Inside |Cor’r |Box 12 5-lb. pails |Inside |Cor’r |Box 20 5-lb. pails |Inside |Cor’r |Box 10 10-lb. pails |Inside |Cor’r |Box 20 5-lb. pails (Cuban | | | trade) |Inside |Cor’r |Box 10 10-lb. pails (Cuban | | | trade) |Inside |Cor’r |Box 4 25-lb. pails |Inside |Cor’r |Box ---------------------------+-------+-------+---------------

SMOKED MEAT BOXES.

===========================+====================================+ | | | | | | | + | | | | Contents | Remarks | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+ 25 lbs. bacon |... | 50 lbs. bacon |... | 50 lbs. shoulder |... | 75 lbs. bacon |... | 15 lbs. bacon |... | 100 lbs. canvased meats |One 1-inch open space in sides, tops| |and bottoms | 15 lbs. shoulder and bacon|... | 150 lbs. bacon |Two hardwood hoops | 200 lbs. bacon |Two hardwood hoops | 250 lbs. bacon |Two hardwood hoops | 100 lbs. bacon |Two hardwood hoops | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+

===========================+====================+====================+ | Inside | Thickness | | measurement | of lumber | | in inches | in inches | |------+------+------+------+------+------+ | | | | | Top | | | | | | | and | | Contents |Length| Width| Depth| Sides|bottom| Ends | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ 25 lbs. bacon | 22 | 12 | 7 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 50 lbs. bacon | 23 | 17 | 7 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 50 lbs. shoulder | 18 | 15 | 11 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 75 lbs. bacon | 23 | 17 | 11 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 15 lbs. bacon | 20 | 8 | 5 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 100 lbs. canvased meats | | | | | | | | 23 | 17 | 13 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 15 lbs. shoulder and bacon| 19 | 10 | 5 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 150 lbs. bacon | 24 | 22 | 14 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 200 lbs. bacon | 30 | 21 | 14 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 250 lbs. bacon | 30 | 21 | 17 | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 100 lbs. bacon | 22¹⁄₂| 17 | 13 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

===========================+=======+=======+=============== | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Width| | | of | Contents |Cleats | cleats|Box or crate ---------------------------+-------+-------+--------------- 25 lbs. bacon |None | ... |Box 50 lbs. bacon |None | ... |Box 50 lbs. shoulder |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 75 lbs. bacon |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 15 lbs. bacon |None | ... |Box 100 lbs. canvased meats | | | |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Crate 15 lbs. shoulder and bacon|None | ... |Box 150 lbs. bacon |Inside |⁷⁄₈ × 2|Box 200 lbs. bacon |Inside |⁷⁄₈ × 2|Box 250 lbs. bacon |Inside |⁷⁄₈ × 2|Box 100 lbs. bacon |Inside |⁷⁄₈ × 2|Box ---------------------------+-------+-------+---------------

BEEF CUTTING, OFFAL AND FREEZER BOXES.

===========================+====================================+ | | | | | | | + | | | | Contents | Remarks | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+ Loin butts |... | Loin strips |... | Beef tenderloins |... | Beef rolls |... | Beef kidneys |... | Beef livers and beef knobs |... | Ox tails |... | 20 pcs. plucks and hog | | livers |... | Small ox tongues |... | 5 lbs. hog brains |... | 15 pieces sheep plucks |... | 10 lbs. beef brains |... | 5 lbs. beef brains |... | 100 pieces lamb tongues |... | 200 lbs. ice case |3-in. ice space on sides and bottom | 100 lbs. ice case |3-in. ice space on sides and bottom | 150 lbs. ice case |3-in. ice space on sides and bottom | 12 pieces sheep plucks |... | 80 lbs. brains ice case |3-in. ice space on sides and bottom | Large ox tongues |... | 50 pieces lambs tongues |... | 5 lbs. hog brains iced |... | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+

===========================+====================+====================+ | Inside | Thickness | | measurement | of lumber | | in inches | in inches | |------+------+------+------+------+------+ | | | | | Top | | | | | | | and | | Contents |Length| Width| Depth| Sides|bottom| Ends | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------ Loin butts | 28 | 12 | 6¹⁄₂ | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ Loin strips | 29 | 19 | 4¹⁄₂ | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ Beef tenderloins | 29¹⁄₂| 13 | 4¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ Beef rolls | 29 | 19 | 4¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ Beef kidneys | 16 | 9 | 5 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ Beef livers and beef knobs | 24¹⁄₂| 16 | 12 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ Ox tails | 24¹⁄₂| 15 | 8⁵⁄₈| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ 20 pcs. plucks and hog | | | | | | livers | 29¹⁄₂| 13 | 5 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ Small ox tongues | 28 | 14 | 8 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ 5 lbs. hog brains | 12³⁄₄| 11¹⁄₂| 1¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ 15 pieces sheep plucks | 24 | 13 | 5 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ 10 lbs. beef brains | 12³⁄₄| 11¹⁄₂| 2¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ 5 lbs. beef brains | 12³⁄₄| 9 | 2¹⁄₄| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ 100 pieces lamb tongues | 28 | 12 | 3¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ 200 lbs. ice case | 32 | 24 | 16 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ 100 lbs. ice case | 28 | 18 | 14 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ 150 lbs. ice case | 28 | 21 | 14 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ 12 pieces sheep plucks | 22 | 13 | 5 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ 80 lbs. brains ice case | 25¹⁄₂| 24¹⁄₂| 17 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ Large ox tongues | 28 | 14 | 9 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ 50 pieces lambs tongues | 14 | 12 | 3¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ 5 lbs. hog brains iced | 19 | 11¹⁄₂| 1¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------

===========================+=======+=======+=============== | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Width| | | of | Contents |Cleats | cleats|Box or crate ---------------------------+-------+-------+--------------- Loin butts |None | ... |Box Loin strips |None | ... |Box Beef tenderloins |None | ... |Box Beef rolls |None | ... |Box Beef kidneys |None | ... |Box Beef livers and beef knobs |Inside |⁷⁄₈ × 2|Box Ox tails |None | ... |Box 20 pcs. plucks and hog | | | livers |None | ... |Box Small ox tongues |None | ... |Box 5 lbs. hog brains |None | ... |Box 15 pieces sheep plucks |None | ... |Box 10 lbs. beef brains |None | ... |Box 5 lbs. beef brains |None | ... |Box 100 pieces lamb tongues |None | ... |Box 200 lbs. ice case |Inside |⁷⁄₈ × 2|T. & G. Box 100 lbs. ice case |Inside |⁷⁄₈ × 2|T. & G. Box 150 lbs. ice case |Inside |⁷⁄₈ × 2|T. & G. Box 12 pieces sheep plucks |None | ... |Box 80 lbs. brains ice case |Inside |⁷⁄₈ × 2|T. & G. Box Large ox tongues |None | ... |Box 50 pieces lambs tongues |None | ... |Box 5 lbs. hog brains iced |None | ... |Box ---------------------------+-------+-------+---------------

FRESH PORK PACKING BOXES.

===========================+====================================+ | | | | | | | + | | | | Contents | Remarks | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+ 50 lbs. short pork loins |One 1-in. open space in sides, two | |in top and bottom | 50 lbs. regular pork loins|One 1-in. open space in sides, two | |in top and bottom | 50 lbs. long cut pork |One 1-in. open space in sides, two | loins |in top and bottom | 100 lbs. pork loins |Two 1-in. open spaces in sides, two | |in top and bottom | 50 lbs. export ham butts |One 1-in. open space with runner on | |sides, two same, with runner on btm | 50 lbs. export pork loins |One 1-in. open space with runner on | |sides, two same, with runner on btm | 100 lbs. pork shoulder |Three 1-in. open spaces in bottom | |nd top and two 1-in. on sides | 100 lbs. pork loin ice case|3-in. space for ice inside bottom of| |box with rack | 50 lbs. shoulder ice case |3-in. space for ice inside bottom of| |box with rack | 100 lbs. shoulder ice case |3-in. space for ice inside bottom of| |box with rack | 100 lbs. pork ice case |3-in. space for ice inside bottom of| |box with rack | 25 lbs. butt ice case |3-in. space for ice inside bottom of| |box with rack | 25 lbs. pork loins |1-in. open space in sides | 50 lbs. pork loins |... | 100 lbs. pork loins |... | 100 lbs. pork shoulder |... | 50 lbs. pork shoulder |Tight | 50 lbs. pork shoulder |One 1-in. open space in sides and | |two 1-in. in top and bottom | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+

===========================+====================+====================+ | Inside | Thickness | | measurement | of lumber | | in inches | in inches | |------+------+------+------+------+------+ | | | | | Top | | | | | | | and | | Contents |Length| Width| Depth| Sides|bottom| Ends | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ 50 lbs. short pork loins | | | | | | | | 26 | 12¹⁄₂| 7¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 50 lbs. regular pork loins| | | | | | | | 29 | 12¹⁄₂| 7¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 50 lbs. long cut pork | | | | | | | loins | 34 | 12¹⁄₂| 7¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 100 lbs. pork loins | | | | | | | | 29 | 14 | 12 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 50 lbs. export ham butts | | | | | | | | 29 | 12¹⁄₂| 6¹⁄₂| ⁵⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 50 lbs. export pork loins | | | | | | | | 29 | 12¹⁄₂| 7 | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 100 lbs. pork shoulder | | | | | | | | 25 | 18 | 11 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 100 lbs. pork loin ice case| | | | | | | | 29 | 12¹⁄₂| 10¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 50 lbs. shoulder ice case | | | | | | | | 18 | 15 | 12 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 100 lbs. shoulder ice case | | | | | | | | 25 | 18 | 14 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 100 lbs. pork ice case | | | | | | | | 29 | 14 | 14 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 25 lbs. butt ice case | | | | | | | | 22 | 12 | 9 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 25 lbs. pork loins | 28 | 8 | 6 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 50 lbs. pork loins | 29 | 12¹⁄₂| 7¹⁄₂| ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 100 lbs. pork loins | 29 | 14 | 12 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 100 lbs. pork shoulder | 25 | 18 | 11 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 50 lbs. pork shoulder | 18 | 15 | 9 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 50 lbs. pork shoulder | | | | | | | | 18 | 15 | 9 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

===========================+=======+=======+=============== | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Width| | | of | Contents |Cleats | cleats|Box or crate ---------------------------+-------+-------+--------------- 50 lbs. short pork loins | | | |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Crate 50 lbs. regular pork loins| | | |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Crate 50 lbs. long cut pork | | | loins |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Crate 100 lbs. pork loins | | | |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Crate 50 lbs. export ham butts | | | |Inside |⁷⁄₈ × 2|Crate 50 lbs. export pork loins | | | |Inside |⁷⁄₈ × 2|Crate 100 lbs. pork shoulder | | | |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Crate 100 lbs. pork loin ice case| | | |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 50 lbs. shoulder ice case | | | |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 100 lbs. shoulder ice case | | | |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 100 lbs. pork ice case | | | |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 25 lbs. butt ice case | | | |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 25 lbs. pork loins |None | |Crate 50 lbs. pork loins |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 100 lbs. pork loins |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 100 lbs. pork shoulder |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 50 lbs. pork shoulder |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box 50 lbs. pork shoulder | | | |Inside |⁵⁄₈ × 2|Box ---------------------------+-------+-------+---------------

DRY SALT AND SWEET PICKLE PORK PACKING BOXES.

===========================+====================================+ | | | | | | | + | | | | Contents | Remarks | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+ 500 lbs. export hams |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. export bellies |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. export bellies |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs|Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs|Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. export Cumberlands|Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. export Cumberlands|Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. export Cumberlands|Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. export Cumberlands|Two hardwood hoops | 250 lbs. fat backs |Two hardwood hoops | 200 lbs. fat backs |Two hardwood hoops | 100 lbs. fat backs |Two hardwood hoops | 50 lbs. fat backs |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. Cumberlands |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. long ribs |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. English bellies |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. English bellies |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. fat backs |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. fat backs |Two hardwood hoops | 500 lbs. English bellies |Two hardwood hoops | ---------------------------+------------------------------------+

===========================+====================+====================+ | Inside | Thickness | | measurement | of lumber | | in inches | in inches | |------+------+------+------+------+------+ | | | | | Top | | | | | | | and | | Contents |Length| Width| Depth| Sides|bottom| Ends | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ 500 lbs. export hams | 28 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. export bellies | 32 | 20¹⁄₂| 23¹⁄₂| 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. export bellies | 33 | 22¹⁄₂| 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs| 31 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs| 34 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. export Cumberlands| 32 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. export Cumberlands| 30 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. export Cumberlands| 28 | 18 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. export Cumberlands| 26 | 18 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 250 lbs. fat backs | 32 | 21 | 14 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 200 lbs. fat backs | 27 | 24 | 12 | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | ⁷⁄₈ | 100 lbs. fat backs | 26 | 14 | 14 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 50 lbs. fat backs | 26 | 14 | 7 | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₈ | 500 lbs. Cumberlands | 34 | 17 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. long ribs | 26 | 25 | 23¹⁄₂| 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. English bellies | 34 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. English bellies | 33 | 22¹⁄₂| 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. fat backs | 28 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. fat backs | 35 | 22¹⁄₂| 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 lbs. English bellies | 32¹⁄₂| 22 | 24¹⁄₂| 1 | 1 | 1 | ---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

===========================+=======+=======+=============== | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Width| | | of | Contents |Cleats | cleats|Box or crate ---------------------------+-------+-------+--------------- 500 lbs. export hams |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. export bellies |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. export bellies |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs|Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. dry salt fat backs|Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. export Cumberlands|Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. export Cumberlands|Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. export Cumberlands|Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. export Cumberlands|Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 250 lbs. fat backs |Outside|⁵⁄₈ × 2|T. & G. Box 200 lbs. fat backs |Outside|⁷⁄₈ × 2|T. & G. Box 100 lbs. fat backs |Outside|⁵⁄₈ × 2|T. & G. Box 50 lbs. fat backs |None | ... |T. & G. Box 500 lbs. Cumberlands |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. long ribs |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. English bellies |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. English bellies |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. fat backs |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. fat backs |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box 500 lbs. English bellies |Outside| 1 × 3|T. & G. Box ---------------------------+-------+-------+---------------

=Cooperage Specifications.=--The following specifications will serve for all kinds of cooperage used throughout a packing house and makes a very satisfactory package for the different requirements:

SIX-HOOP NO. 1 TIERCES.

Staves 33³⁄₄ inches long Heads 20¹⁄₄ inches wide Bilge 79¹⁄₂ inches circumference Chime ⁷⁄₈ inch

Six iron hoops. Head hoops 1³⁄₄ inches wide, No. 18 iron Quarter hoops 1¹⁄₂ inches wide, No. 19 iron Bilge hoops 1³⁄₄ inches wide, No. 18 iron Heads ⁷⁄₈ inch thick Staves ³⁄₄ inch thick

WOOD-BOUND BEEF TIERCES.

Staves 33³⁄₄ inches long Heads 20¹⁄₄ inches wide Bilge 79¹⁄₂ inches circumference Chime 1¹⁄₈ inches

Hoops: First wooden hoop on bilge; then one iron hoop; then five wooden hoops; then one iron hoop; then one chime hoop on each end.

Staves ³⁄₄ inch Heads ⁷⁄₈ inch

LARD TIERCES.

Staves 33¹⁄₂ inches long Heads 20¹⁄₄ inches wide Bilge 79¹⁄₂ inches circumference Chime 1¹⁄₈ inches

Two-thirds of the tierce to be covered with wooden hoops for prime steam lard.

Staves ³⁄₄ inch Heads ⁷⁄₈ inch

EIGHT-HOOP TIERCES.

Same specifications as six-hoop tierces, with two more hoops on, that is, one additional hoop on each end, 1¹⁄₂ inches wide. No. 19 iron used for prime steam and export refined lard, two weights for latter; on tierce weighing seventy-seven pounds, figure 17 per cent tare; on tierce weighing seventy-two pounds, figure 16 per cent tare.

IRON-BOUND OAK PORK BARRELS.

Staves 30 inches long by ⁵⁄₈ inch thick Heads 17¹⁄₂ inches wide by ⁷⁄₈ inch thick Bilge 69 inches circumference Chime 1 inch

Six iron hoops, No. 18 iron. Head hoops 1¹⁄₂ inches Quarter hoops 1¹⁄₄ inches Bilge hoops 1¹⁄₂ inches

WOOD-BOUND OAK PORK BARRELS.

Just the same as iron-hoop pork barrels, but covered with wooden hoops--no iron hoops--in two and four series.

ASH PORK BARRELS.

Same specifications as iron-bound pork barrels put up bound with both wood and iron, wood being most expensive.

BASSWOOD LARD EXPORT HALF BARRELS.

Staves 22 inches by ⁷⁄₁₆ inch Head 14³⁄₄ inches wide by ¹⁄₂ inch thick Bilge 56 inches circumference

Three wooden hoops on bilge, then one-quarter hoop, then one iron collar hoop (No. 20 iron, 1 inch wide), then one wood chime hoop at each end.

WOOD-BOUND BASSWOOD TIERCES FOR EXPORT CASINGS.

Staves 36 inches long by ³⁄₄ inches thick Head 22¹⁄₄ inches wide by ⁷⁄₈ inch thick Bilge 86 inches in circumference Chime 1¹⁄₈ inches

One head; one bilge hoop of No. 18 iron, 1³⁄₄ inches wide; one quarter hoop, 1¹⁄₂ inches wide, No. 18 iron, at each end; one chime hoop 1³⁄₄ inches wide No. 18 iron; balance, wooden hoops.

NO. 19 SLACK BARRELS.

Staves 30 inches long Head 18 inches wide Bilge 75 inches in diameter

Three patent wooden hoops on each end.

SLACK TIERCES FOR STEARINE.

Staves 35 inches long Heads 23³⁄₄ inches wide Bilge 89¹⁄₂ inches Chime ³⁄₄ inch

Two patent wood hoops on each end, and two on each bilge.

WOOD-BOUND HOG BUNG TIERCES.

Staves 31 inches by ³⁄₄ inch Heads 20¹⁄₄ inches by ⁷⁄₈ inch Bilge 79¹⁄₂ inches in circumference Chime 1¹⁄₄ inches

Two iron collar hoops (No. 18 iron, 1¹⁄₂ inches wide); twelve wooden chime hoops.

EIGHTY-POUND PIGS FEET PACKAGE MADE OF WHITE PINE AND BIRCH.

Staves 19³⁄₄ inches long Heads 1¹⁄₄ inches wide Bilge 49 inches Chime ³⁄₄ inch

Three wooden hoops on each bilge and three on each head.

FORTY-POUND QUARTER BARREL PACKAGE MADE OF WHITE PINE OR BIRCH, FOR PIGS FEET, TRIPE AND OTHER OFFAL.

Staves 17 inches long Heads 10⁵⁄₈ inches wide Bilge 38¹⁄₂ inches Chime ⁷⁄₈ inch

Two head hoops and two bilge hoops of wood each end.

=Government specifications for Packages.=--The following are the government specifications for packages containing pork or beef:

The packages must be made entirely new and of the best seasoned heart-of-white oak staves and headings: The staves shall not be less than ⁵⁄₈-inch thick and the headings not less than ³⁄₄-inch thick. They shall be three-quarter hooped over, including galvanized iron hoops with the best hickory hoops, and each one-half barrel shall have on it four galvanized iron hoops; one of 1¹⁄₄ inches in width to each bilge and one of 1¹⁄₈ inches in width on each chime, and each shall be ¹⁄₁₆-inch thick.

Each half barrel shall have a capacity of sixteen gallons and must be branded, if it contains beef, by burning on its head “Navy Beef,” name of the contractor, name of packer’s brand, and on the bung stave, the letter “P.”

=Refrigerator Boxes.=--In the shipping of fresh meats which are to be sent by express, or where small quantities are sent in insufficient amounts to warrant the use of a car, thousands of refrigerator boxes are used. In such cases a good refrigerator box is made necessary in the handling of the product to the trade--a box that will stand the abuse, wear and tear in shipping and at the same time one that is not excessively heavy, adding unnecessarily to the express charges. The dimensions given below are for wooden boxes which are generally made of 1-inch clear pine lumber, the corners being securely fastened with angle iron, or with heavy galvanized iron, and the covers put on with specially strong hinges as the boxes meet with a great deal of hard usage and when filled must necessarily be strong in order to withstand the jar and strain.

A galvanized iron box containing the meat is placed inside of the wooden box, leaving about two inches of space around it and four inches of space on top. The meat to be shipped is packed tightly into the galvanized iron box, which is then placed in the wooden box and the space around the sides and top filled with crushed ice. In this condition meat will keep fresh in hot weather for from thirty-six to forty-eight hours under ordinary conditions.

The following dimensions are those generally in use for the different sized wooden boxes enumerated:

Capacity Inside measure, inches 50 pounds 26 × 16¹⁄₂ × 9 100 pounds 24 × 18 × 14 100 pounds 26 × 18 × 13 200 pounds 34 × 18 × 18¹⁄₂ 200 pounds 34 × 20 × 16 300 pounds 38 × 24 × 19 500 pounds 42 × 28 × 18¹⁄₂