. Biggle berry book; small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. PICKING AND PACKING II 5 Strip. (Some growers add four legs to the tray, so as to raise it off the ground when in use.) A handle is made from half of a barrel-hoop, spanning the tray length- wise, and tacked to the end pieces on the outside. This tray is designed to be made large enough to hold six one-quart boxes. Placing the handle lengthwise, instead of cross- wise as shown in Fig. 2, leaves the boxes easier to get at, and prevents the tray from tipping. I use these trays only to put th
. Biggle berry book; small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. PICKING AND PACKING II 5 Strip. (Some growers add four legs to the tray, so as to raise it off the ground when in use.) A handle is made from half of a barrel-hoop, spanning the tray length- wise, and tacked to the end pieces on the outside. This tray is designed to be made large enough to hold six one-quart boxes. Placing the handle lengthwise, instead of cross- wise as shown in Fig. 2, leaves the boxes easier to get at, and prevents the tray from tipping. I use these trays only to put the boxes in after fig. 2 the pickers fill them, and not to pick in ; although 1 know that many growers have the pickers carry them along while picking,—but this often jostles and injures the fruit, exposing it to the evil effects of the hot sun, and weights the picker. Near the middle of the day, especially if the sun be hot, it is best, after filling a box, to set it among the foliage, hidden from the rays of the sun, until a tray- load is picked, and then carry all, in the tray, to the packing shed. J. H. Hale, Connecticut, sums up his strawberry picking and packing methods as follows: "If wanted for local market, start picking at dayhght, and have pickers enough so the fruit can be gathered and into the market before eight o' clock. For distant market, try to pick in the evening, or in the morning after the dew is off and yet before it is too warm. If picking must be done all through the heat of the day, plan some way to cool the berries. Pickers of mature years are best ; and, as a rule, girls are better than boys. Have a superintendent for every. 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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