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SWAMPING THE GRAPE BOXES FROM THE FIELDS: A FARMWORKER ON THE GROUND TOSSES UP THE 26 POUND BOX, THE FARMWORKER STANDING ON THE TRUCK BED, CATCHES THE BOX AND STACKS IT. HOW MANY BOXES OF TABLE GRAPES ARE SHIPPED FROM THE CENTRAL VALLEY? ENOUGH TO BUILD A WALL TWELVE BOXES HIGH, FROM DELANO TO BOSTON, APPROXIMATELY THREE THOUSAND MILES.