. Cranberry culture. Cranberries. 86 CRAKBERRY GULTURE. In New Jersey, ^ve commencG picking on savannas about the middle of September; but on our densely mat- ted swamp lands, it is deferred until the 1st of October; the time being regulated by the coloring of the berries. The work siiould commence as soon as they are suffi- ciently colored to command good prices, in order that they may all l)e gatliere 1 before the first heavy frost, which may be looked for towards the last of October. Much care is requisite, while picking, to secure the ber- ries without bruising them. If they are }>oured
. Cranberry culture. Cranberries. 86 CRAKBERRY GULTURE. In New Jersey, ^ve commencG picking on savannas about the middle of September; but on our densely mat- ted swamp lands, it is deferred until the 1st of October; the time being regulated by the coloring of the berries. The work siiould commence as soon as they are suffi- ciently colored to command good prices, in order that they may all l)e gatliere 1 before the first heavy frost, which may be looked for towards the last of October. Much care is requisite, while picking, to secure the ber- ries without bruising them. If they are }>oured into bags, and used for seats by the pickers, or thrown over their shoulders and carried half a mile or so. over a rough road, the loss from. -I'OUTABhB FAN. shrinkage and decay will l)e very considerable. But if the fruit is picked in pock baskets or boxes, and poured directly into the ])ackages in which they are to be shipped, no loss from the handling will ensue. When dead vines, grass, etc., are gathered with the fruit, they may be blown out while it is being poured into the barrel, by using a very light, movable fan (fig. 32), made to clamp the edge of the bai-rel, somewhat in the same manner that a clothes- wringer is fastened to the Fig. 33 —PECK BOX. tub. This machine would also remove the dried or shriveled berries, and leave the fruit in a good marketable condition. The idea is for the picker to pour a peck of berries into the hopper. A, and turn the crank 1> while they are run- ning through. The invention is not patented, and we give it to the public for what it is worth. We have used peck boxes, fig. 33, for j)icking in, made. 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 White, Joseph J. New York, Judd
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