. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. are nearly mature, and keepthem in suitable places until used or sold. A good plan for pickingis to use a half bushel basket with strong, rigid handles which canbe suspended on the left arm or may hang from a hook on theladder. This basket should be lined with a heavy bag or cloth. KEEPING THE CROP 187 As fast as the basket is filled the picker descends to the groundand carefully tr
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. are nearly mature, and keepthem in suitable places until used or sold. A good plan for pickingis to use a half bushel basket with strong, rigid handles which canbe suspended on the left arm or may hang from a hook on theladder. This basket should be lined with a heavy bag or cloth. KEEPING THE CROP 187 As fast as the basket is filled the picker descends to the groundand carefully transfers the fruit to boxes or barrels. The ladder used for picking from large trees may consist of amain shaft split open for the lower six feet. The rounds or stepsare put through these two forks; where the shaft is single, thesteps extend through it, and are curved upward to keep themans feet from slipping. The top of the ladder rests against theouter branches of the tree and is more stable than a common. Fig. 113.—-Two steps in working over an old apple tree by cleft grafting eions of a bettervariety. The success of this work depends upon an even growth and good union of the woodsof stocks and cions. Budding on smaller twigs is more successful. step ladder. For small trees a common step ladder eight or tenfeet in length may be used. The fruit should be removed from the tree twig by a twistingmotion, or by placing the thumb nail at the end of the apple should be exercised not to remove the fruit spurs with thefruit. It is a bad practice to allow the apple stem to be pulled cutfrom the apple cavity. This is likely to start fruit rot, and thefruit will not keep so well in storage. Keeping the Crop.—Summer varieties are usually not held are intended for immediate use, and the surplus should be 188 THE HOME ORCHARD—APPLE, PEAR, QUINCE sold as soon as harvested unless it is wanted for home use. Theadvantage of growing summer varieties is that the price ma
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