. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. Fig. 662. load, besides " pushing and balancing it. as herewith illustrated, will make it much easier to handle, and better than a two-wheeled cart, as the front wheel prevents the body from tipping over when the load is in the front end. It works like a baggage truck used in all railroad depots. The iron axle is about two inches square, and long enough to allow about two inches play between wheels and body of barrow frame and axle. The truck wheels should be about ten inches higher than barrow wheel, or
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. Fig. 662. load, besides " pushing and balancing it. as herewith illustrated, will make it much easier to handle, and better than a two-wheeled cart, as the front wheel prevents the body from tipping over when the load is in the front end. It works like a baggage truck used in all railroad depots. The iron axle is about two inches square, and long enough to allow about two inches play between wheels and body of barrow frame and axle. The truck wheels should be about ten inches higher than barrow wheel, or high enough to suit the operator, and to carry the front wheel a few inches above the ground when turning by lowering the handles. Orchard Ladders. — A reasonable num- ber of ladders are a necessity for large orchards, and they should be of all kinds and sizes. Al- ways let the ladder fit the tree, a large ladder for a large tree and a small ladder for a small tree. The home grower, having a limited number of fruit trees, can get along with an ordinary step- ladder and an ordinary extension ladder. We use a ladder consisting of four sections, easily separated from one another, and easily fitted together into a single large ladder, or two me- dium-sized ones. They can also be used as step- ladders. The disadvantage of these extension ladders is their weight. It takes an unusually strong person to handle a four section ladder, and considerable effort for a person of average strength to handle the three section ladder. My preference would be for having several light ladders of different sizes. The accompanying illustration shows a step-ladder that is easily transportable, and for this reason a great con- venience. The ladder can be made of any length desired. It will come handy in grafting and pruning as well as in picking fruit. Baskets of fruit may be set into the spaces between the Fig. 664. rounds and wheeled home, and empty baskets back to the orchard Fig. 663.—Co
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