. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 324 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE the women and girls the job of picking from the lower branches, which they can reach from the ground or from short step ladders. The fruit on the upper branches can be picked by another crew working on taller ladders. The ladder should never be leaned into the tree if it is possible to avoid it. Fruit. F
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 324 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE the women and girls the job of picking from the lower branches, which they can reach from the ground or from short step ladders. The fruit on the upper branches can be picked by another crew working on taller ladders. The ladder should never be leaned into the tree if it is possible to avoid it. Fruit. Fig. 5. Portable Orchard Ladder, Folded. spurs often cover the ground under such conditions, and not only is the crop for the succeeding year damaged, but open- ings for disease are left in the tree itself. The act of picking is a very simple one. A simple twisting movement up and down on the fruit removes it from the spur without loss of stem, and this easy re- moval is usually a fair indication of the maturity of the fruit. There are some special varieties, notably the Ortley apple, which very often, though mature, break their stems and puncture the fruit, if not carefully handled. The stem may be broken without hurting the salability of the fruit but should never puncture the skin or be pulled out of its socket. Picking Pails The receptacle selected for picking should prevent all bruising, as far as pos- sible, and should give ease in handling. Theoretically, it would seem that bags or canvas bottom pails would be the best for picking, but, practically, such is not the case. There is a bad tendency among pickers to let the fruit fall into the re- ceptacle and, unless this fruit can be heard by the foreman as it falls, there is no way to prevent consequent injury. Bags allow the fruit to be damaged by not protecting it against bruising when coming in contact with ladder or tree. When the bottomless bags are used the pickers very frequently will allow the fruit to shoot into th
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