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picking boxes empty, one end is slipped outward over 

 the cleat until the other end drops down. This permits 

 half nesting when the boxes are piled up for storage or 

 when loaded oil wagons to move to the orchard. 



Figure 209. Fruit Thinning Nippers. Three styles of apple-stem 

 cutters are shown. They are also used for picking grapes and 

 other fruits. 



Apples are picked into the trays from the trees. The 

 trays are loaded on to wagons or stone-boats and 

 hauled to the packing shed, where the apples are rolled 

 out gently over the sloping sides of the crates on to the 

 cushioned bottom of the sorting table. Orchard men 



