. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. For reduction o£ Injury Furford harvester ntodiiications 1983 ^^64 DIA 9 Aluminum /q x i. 32 DIA /8 X 1 X 1/z Aluminum ELEVATOR paddle end view of the Furford Picker-E*runer as modified in 1983. By DENNY C. DAVIS Agricultural Engineering Dep't Washington State University Fresh market cranberries yield premium prices but also require special care in harvesting and handling to minimize berry injury and maximize their shelf life. Cranberry injury caused during dry harvest has been a major concern during recent years. In harveste
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. For reduction o£ Injury Furford harvester ntodiiications 1983 ^^64 DIA 9 Aluminum /q x i. 32 DIA /8 X 1 X 1/z Aluminum ELEVATOR paddle end view of the Furford Picker-E*runer as modified in 1983. By DENNY C. DAVIS Agricultural Engineering Dep't Washington State University Fresh market cranberries yield premium prices but also require special care in harvesting and handling to minimize berry injury and maximize their shelf life. Cranberry injury caused during dry harvest has been a major concern during recent years. In harvester tests, up to 50% of the cranberries taken from the sack on the harvester had visible injury. Primary sources of this injury were the crushing of berries by elevator COVER ILLUSTRATION ELEVATOR paddle end view of the original Furford Picker-Pruner. The story about the modification j of the machine begins on this [page. paddles and the dropping of berries into the collection sack. Because the Furford Picker-Pruner is used widely in dry-harvest regions of Washington and other cranberry producing states, this machine has received attention for reducing harvesting Niemi Electric Co. ROBERT NIEMI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS HEAT, LIGHT and POWER WIRING • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL. 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 Portland, CT [etc. ] : Taylor Pub. Co. [etc. ]
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