. Biggle orchard book [microform] : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form. Fruit-culture. 126 HIGGLE ORCHARD BOOK are quickly perishable anil must be picked the instant they are ready. Delay means loss by birds and rot. Pkaciiks.—To determine "just when a peach is ready," requires a little observation and experience. For shipping purposes the fruit should be ripe, but hard, — the degree of hardness depending upon the distance the fruit must travel. Many expert peach growers "goover" each tree at least twice ; and, often, three
. Biggle orchard book [microform] : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form. Fruit-culture. 126 HIGGLE ORCHARD BOOK are quickly perishable anil must be picked the instant they are ready. Delay means loss by birds and rot. Pkaciiks.—To determine "just when a peach is ready," requires a little observation and experience. For shipping purposes the fruit should be ripe, but hard, — the degree of hardness depending upon the distance the fruit must travel. Many expert peach growers "goover" each tree at least twice ; and, often, three or ticking hunch four times, at intervals. Why? because peaches seldom ripen evenly on a tree, and, by the time all were ready to pick, some would be loo soft for shipment Peaches, like cherries and plums, are quickly perishable and therefore must be handled promptly and at just the right minute. Bach variety has its own ripening time, and by dividing an orchard into, say, six kinds which ripen at intervals of about a week apart, the orchardist is enabled easily to handle one variety before the next is ripe. This is a great point in large orchards where competent help is hard to get, — spreads the picking and packing over six weeks, instead of crowding it into only one or two. Plums.— If possible, pick plums, for for low market, "with the stems ; The fruit trees should be ripe, well colored, but not soft. If rot threatens (as it often does), the sooner you can pick the crop, the better. Don't delay a moment Watch for the right time, and then hurry 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 Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia : Wilmer Atkinson Co.
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