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should have crates enough to keep the pickers busy 

 without emptying until they are hauled to the packing 

 shed. The use of such trays or crates save handling 

 the apples over several times. The less apples are 

 handled the fewer bruises are made. 



Figure 210. Apple Picking Ladder. When apples are picked and 



E laced in bushel trays a ladder on wheels with shelves is convenient 

 >r holding the trays. 



In California similar trays are used, but they have 

 straight sides and are called lug boxes. Eastern fruit 

 men prefer the sloping sides because they may be 

 emptied easily, quickly and gently. 



FRUIT PICKING LADDERS 



Commercial orchards are pruned to keep the bear- 

 ing fruit spurs as near the ground as possible, so that 



