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waist and into this tin box one of the fruit boxes will go in, 

 the lid covering and "protecting the fruit, and both hands are 

 at liberty to gather the fruit which can be done much faster 

 than holding the box in their hands, besides keeping the 

 boxes clean. After the pickers have all supplied themselves 

 with this outfit they will proceed to the patch of raspberries 

 or blackberries. They are in charge of a man who allots 

 them their place, one on each side of the row, and they at 

 once proceed to work, the man who has them in charge will 

 be supplied with empty carriers to replace those that are 

 filled by each picker and in return for each carrier filled 

 containing the six boxes the man hands them a ticket with 

 the figure six, also my name, and that ticket is kept by the 

 picker as my receipt for the same, and the man carries the 

 fruit at once to the fruit house, where by other hands 

 it is placed in cases. You will see the propriety of my 

 having this man ready to take the fruit as soon as the 

 case is full. It saves the pickers the trouble of leaving their 

 rows and thereby getting behind, and in their anxiety to 

 keep with the others they are apt to skim over the row 

 and not pick clean. This man also keeps order and sees that 

 the picking is done with suitable care. Our fruits are all 

 packed in cases containing sixteen boxes, which I consider 

 the most handy size for general use and for shipping. The 

 box I use is the Hallock, a box well adapted for fruit, being 

 broad and not deep, thereby saving the liability of becom- 

 ing crushed by too much depth of box; each case a tight 

 fitting cover, givmg the case a wea^ appearance, and a little 

 good taste bestowed upon the appearance of a package often 

 adds to the price received, and thus it comes the that brand 

 of certain growers are sought after in market. I think in 

 our markets that the size, quality and appearance of the 

 berries count far more than all other considerations com- 

 bined. 



In summing up, it may be briefly stated that with all 

 fruits and in all the large markets, beauty, size and good 

 keeping qualities are points which are chiefly considered. 

 Very few know much about the name of varieties, but 

 eagerly purchase that which appears the most attractive.. 



