XVI 



HARVESTING AND MARKETING 

 THE FRUIT 



IT is generally conceded that the methods used in 

 harvesting and marketing the crop have about as much 

 influence on the profits realized as the methods of 

 growing. In fact, this commercial part of the subject 

 is of such great importance that the present writer has 

 already devoted an entire volume to it.* The principal 

 portion of the present discussion is adapted from a 

 shorter pamphlet on the same subject prepared by the 

 present writer, f 



Methods of handling the apple crop have been 

 changed very greatly in recent years. Those who have 

 any ambition to make money by handling apples on a 

 large scale will be obliged to adopt up-to-date methods 

 which handle the largest possible" quantity of fruit in 

 the best order at a minimum cost. 



PICKING APPLES 



It is a delicate question to determine just when ap- 

 ples ought to be picked. There are some reasons why 

 it is desirable to pick as early as possible. Early pick- 

 ing reduces the danger from wind storms and saves 



*F. A. Waugh, Fruit Harvesting, Storing, Marketing; Orange Judd 

 Co., New York, publishers. 



tPacking and Marketing Fruits, published by the Fruit Grower Co., 

 St. Joseph, Mo. 



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