450 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



and a good market for your fruit, have it filled with the same kind 

 of stock throughout and olace your name and address on each pack- 

 age. The barrel should have three or four holes cut in the sides for 

 ventilation. Fruit will stand up and keep better wfien well ven- 

 tilated. 



Poor Fruit — Wind-fall apples may be gathered, carried to the 

 fruit house or shed and there washed by being thrown into a 

 large tub of water and then thoroughly wiped, or they may be 

 wiped dry. Such fruit can be sold at a profit. Another way to use 

 this class of apples is to have a cider press and make the apples in- 

 to cider or vinegar. For one who has but few apples to make into 

 cider, a press can be purchased costing about $10.00. Four gal- 

 lons of cider can usually be pressed from a bushel of crushed apples. 

 Some varieties will yield five gallons, some only two. Good cider 

 can readily be sold at good prices. The pulp can also be washed 

 out, and the seeds, which are a little heavier, will settle. These can 

 be sold to nurserymen at from $6.00 to $8.00 per bushel. The idea 

 is to let no fruit or its product go to waste. 



Heading — When it comes to heading the barrel, a wooden 

 screw press can be procured at little expense, but if not convenient 

 to buy one, take a two by four scantling, place one end under a 

 studding, let this pass over the head of the barrel on which is placed 

 a block, then bear down at the long end of the scantling and a great 

 pressure will be exerted, so great, in fact, that unless care is exer- 

 cised the fruit will be crushed and broken. A contrivance of this 

 kind is not recommended but may be used in case of necessity. 



Summary. 



See that the ladders are in good repair. 



Pick the lower limbs first. 



See that the ladder is placed on the tree gently, so as not to 

 knock oflF or bruise the fruit. 



Hang the basket so as to be able to pick with both hands. 



Lay the apples in, not drop or throw them in. 



Don't take too much time in trying to pick poor fruit that is 

 out of reach. Let it go. By and by it will fall on the ground, and 

 it can be quickly gathered then. 



In emptying apples, pour them out gently ; also set down the 

 crates carefully. 



Use a spring wagon in hauling over rough places, and over 

 such places drive slowly. 



' Pack apples in barrels with the two rows at top and bottom 

 having the stems out, and uniform fruit thruout. 



If you cannot find a home sale for the fruit, send it to a re- 

 liable commission merchant, a charge of 10% being customary on 



