Factors governing the successful shipment of oranges from Florida . ork of crews Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 was far from perfect. The percent-ages of long stems for which these last crews were responsible ranged from to cent. 20 BULLETIN 63, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Table III.—Imperfections in the work of different picking crews paid by the day and bythe box, showing variation in injury, 1910-11. Crew No. Paidby- Clippercuts. Longstems. Pulled. 1 Box Day Box Box Dav Box Day Per Per Per 2 0 3
Factors governing the successful shipment of oranges from Florida . ork of crews Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 was far from perfect. The percent-ages of long stems for which these last crews were responsible ranged from to cent. 20 BULLETIN 63, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Table III.—Imperfections in the work of different picking crews paid by the day and bythe box, showing variation in injury, 1910-11. Crew No. Paidby- Clippercuts. Longstems. Pulled. 1 Box Day Box Box Dav Box Day Per Per Per 2 0 3 4 5 .3 6 8 The percentages shown in Table IV and its accompanying diagram (fig. 5), whichwere obtained from two representative crews working in different parts of the State,give the average imperfections in the work of different individuals and show how widea variation exists in the character of work performed. PSP C£Afr PSP? CS/VT . Cl/PPS/P CUTS LOAVG ST£7«TS GP?£W /VP 2 /K/D By TW£- SOX pspce/vr j°£-p asyr cuppsp curs LOA/G srkrtS. *.3% Fig. 5.—Diagram illustrating the percentage of imperfections in the work of two averaga picking crews,one paid by the day and one by the box, showing the variation between pickers, 1910-11. Table IV.—Imperfections in the work of tvjo average picking crews, one paid by the dayand one by the box, showing variation between pickers, 1910-11. Crew No. 1- -paid by the day. Crew No. 2- -paid by the box. Picker No. C Uppercuts. Longstems. Picker No. I ClipperJ cuts. Longstems. li Per Per \ Per cent. .6 Per 0 3 4 4 5 5 6 Average 7 .5 8 -- Average 1 Picker No. 1 was foreman of this crew. SHIPMENT OF ORANGES FROM FLORIDA. 21 The figures are interesting and important because of the fact that the pickers inone crew were paid by the day whi
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