286 Agricultural Gazette of N.SJF. [Apiil -1, 1^)0^. 



F<u t Clip^e.s. (Snyder s patent). 



The clii)i)ers sbown above ai"e the best form on the market, the ends of the blades ai-e rounded, thus 

 preventing any danger of puncturing the fruit. These clippers are provided with a spriny attachment, 

 shown iu the lower viow, which holds the cut fruit by the short stem. 



Pomona Fruit Clippers. 



The blades (if thesi' I'lippers are slightly lieiit to enable the stems to be clipped q^uite short ; however, as 

 they have sharp points, it is almost imi)ossible not to puncture some of the fruit occasion';: ly. 



Cases should never be filled so full that when one is stacked on the other 

 tlie top fruit will be Ijruised. If there are any rough roads to be traversed 



