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The plums are picked by gangs of men in the orchard as shown in Fig. 1008, 

 and brought to the fruit-house for packing. Mr. Chne's sons take charge of 

 the work to a large extent, and superintend the packing and shipping. 



Fig. 1008. — PrcKiNG Plums in Mr. Cline's Orchard. 



Mr. Cline's fruit-house (Fig. 1009) is simple in construction, and quite 

 inexpensive, costing only about $300 complete. The main part is 24 x 36, built 



