. The principles of fruit-growing. Fruit-culture. 394 The Principles of Fruit -( Fig. 84. Cook's apple picker. which may be made by any handy man. The fruits are hooked off by the V-shaped trigger at the top, and arc delivered to the picker through the canvas or bur- laps bag which ex- tends along the handle. Of course, only one fruit should 1 >e allowed to go through the bag at a time. Another very handy device is the fin- ger picker, illus- trated at No. 13. This may be made by any handy tinsmith, who, how- ever, should be cautioned against making it too heavy and cumbersome. In
. The principles of fruit-growing. Fruit-culture. 394 The Principles of Fruit -( Fig. 84. Cook's apple picker. which may be made by any handy man. The fruits are hooked off by the V-shaped trigger at the top, and arc delivered to the picker through the canvas or bur- laps bag which ex- tends along the handle. Of course, only one fruit should 1 >e allowed to go through the bag at a time. Another very handy device is the fin- ger picker, illus- trated at No. 13. This may be made by any handy tinsmith, who, how- ever, should be cautioned against making it too heavy and cumbersome. In this instance, the apple is deliv- ered to the picker by taking down the instrument. The disadvantage of this tool is that the fingers are apt to spring with use, and the apple will pull through between them rather than be pulled off. There are also devices in use for catching the fruit when it is shaken from the tree or bush. These are usually upon the principle of a soft cloth hopper Note.—Key to Fig. 83 : No. 1, picker composed of two pincer-like jaws, with wire guards to receive the fruits, the jaws being closed by means of a cord, which is worked below (2 and 3) by a catch; 4, hook used for cutting off the fruits (the curved edge being sharp); 5, V-picker with delivery sack; 6, Bag-picker, hung on a wire frame (as shown in 7) ; 8, a wire finger-picker ; 9, cranberry picker ; 10, G-quart cranberry measure ; 11, 12, 13, forms of wire Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, Macmillan
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