. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. 24 The Bulletin. larger ones. The package should be well filled and snugly packed, for unless put up in this manner, the fruit will reach market in a very poor condition. STRAWBERRIES. The state of maturity at which strawberries can best be picked depends upon the market for which they are intended. Berries for the home market can be gathered in a much riper condition than fruit intended for shipping long distances. For distant markets, strawberries must be gathered as soon as fully grown and the col
. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. 24 The Bulletin. larger ones. The package should be well filled and snugly packed, for unless put up in this manner, the fruit will reach market in a very poor condition. STRAWBERRIES. The state of maturity at which strawberries can best be picked depends upon the market for which they are intended. Berries for the home market can be gathered in a much riper condition than fruit intended for shipping long distances. For distant markets, strawberries must be gathered as soon as fully grown and the color well developed. The fruit is picked, with stems on, into quart baskets or boxes and carried to the packing shed on trays holding from six to twelve quarts. Carefully trained pickers can do all the sorting and grading necessary as they gather the fruit. They should be instructed to leave all small, inferior and overripe fruits, and under no circumstances put specimens of this kind in the baskets. Fruits of this kind give less trouble on the vines than in the crates. Trained pickers can also "face" each basket, thereby increasing the attractiveness of the package. This is easily done while picking by placing the last layer of berries stem end down. Fig 12 shows two baskets of fruit as they reached the packing shed. Xo. 1 shows careful picking and "facing"; Xo. 2 shows careless picking and no regard whatever to the general appearance. <"»3 I. No. 1.—Carefully Picked and "; Xo. 2.—Carelessly Picked. Fig. 12.—Berries as they Reached the Packing Shed. Berries should not be allowed to stand in the sun before being packed in the crates. Either the 2-4 or 32-quart crates are equally popular pack- ages on all markets, and growers must be governed entirely by their experience as to which to use. Fig. 13 shows a standard 32-quart crate of berries as it reached market. DEWBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES. Dewberries and blackberries should be pi
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