Tex.
Agric. Code Section 92.024
Choice Tomato Packs
(a)
The standard packs for a six-basket crate of choice tomatoes are:(1)
120’s, which are packed by placing 2 and 2 alternately in 4 rows on edge 8, to the layer for the first layer, and 3 and 3 alternately in 4 rows on edge, blossom end out, 12 to the layer for the second or last layer, 20 to the basket;(2)
144’s, which are packed by placing 3 and 3 alternately in 4 rows on edge, 12 to the layer for the first layer and 3 and 3 in 4 rows on edge, blossom end out, 12 to the layer for the second or last layer, 24 to the basket; and(3)
180’s, which are packed by placing 3 and 3 alternately in 5 rows on edge, blossom end out, 15 to the layer for the second or last layer, 30 to the basket.(b)
The standard packs for a four-basket crate of choice tomatoes are:(1)
84’s, which are packed by placing 3 and 3 alternately in 3 rows on edge, 9 to the layer for the first layer, and 3 and 3 alternately in 4 rows on edge, blossom end out, 12 to the layer for the second or last layer, 21 to the basket;(2)
88’s, which are packed by placing 3 and 3 alternately in 3 rows on edge, 9 to the layer for the first layer, and 1 and 2 alternately in 9 rows on edge, blossom end out, 18 to the layer, 22 to the basket;(3)
96’s, which are packed by placing 3 and 3 alternately in 4 rows on edge, 12 to the layer for the first layer, and 3 and 3 alternately in 4 rows on edge, blossom end out, 12 to the layer for the second or last layer, 24 to the basket; and(4)
104’s, which are packed by placing 1 and 2 alternately in 9 rows on edge, 13 to the layer for the first layer, and 1 and 2 alternately in 9 rows on edge, 13 to the layer, blossom end out, for the second or last layer, 26 to the basket.
Source:
Section 92.024 — Choice Tomato Packs, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.92.htm#92.024 (accessed May 26, 2025).
