. Successful fruit culture; a practical guide to the cultivation and propagation of fruits. Fruit-culture. 173 SDCCESSFUL FRUIT CCLTDEE HARVESTING This crop must be harvested before fall frosts imless water facilities are such that the bog can be flooded at ten or twelve hours' notice. The crop is gathered by hand picking and by means of the rake or scoop. With the latter 400 to 450 quarts per day are picked by the most active pickers, while hand pickers will hardly pick more than 300 quarts unless the crop is large and thick. Storing and Marketing—The cranberry is a fruit that keeps well in a
. Successful fruit culture; a practical guide to the cultivation and propagation of fruits. Fruit-culture. 173 SDCCESSFUL FRUIT CCLTDEE HARVESTING This crop must be harvested before fall frosts imless water facilities are such that the bog can be flooded at ten or twelve hours' notice. The crop is gathered by hand picking and by means of the rake or scoop. With the latter 400 to 450 quarts per day are picked by the most active pickers, while hand pickers will hardly pick more than 300 quarts unless the crop is large and thick. Storing and Marketing—The cranberry is a fruit that keeps well in an airy, cool, but not too dry place, the temperature never going down to thirty-two Pie. 90—The Large Bell Cranberry For home use, if put in fruit jars and covered with cold water, the fruit will keep until May or June if placed in a moderately cool cellar. It is most largely sold in barrels of about 100 quarts. Prices obtained range from $ to $15 per barrel, an average of about $7. Some markets demand the fruit in crates, and many dealers buy in barrels and repack in crates or boxes. RENEWING A CRANBERRY BOG After ten or fifteen years of fruiting many bogs begin to fail, and are renewed by resurfacing, or with. 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 Maynard, Samuel T. (Samuel Taylor), 1844-. New York, Orange Judd company
Size: 2200px × 1136px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectfruitculture, bookyea
