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Inspecting for both color and bruises when spot-picking ts done this season. A 

 higher bonus will be given. 



The only difficulty with' the bonus system is that some pickers may develop 

 the attitude Chat more money can be earned by picking more bushels per day less 

 carefully. Adequate supervision in the orchard is needed to eliminate these 

 pickers. 



The same grower mentioned above uses picker's tapes which have printed on 

 their serrated sections consecutive numbers from 1 to 1000. In addition, there 

 is another number for each tape which serves as the picker's identification. 

 Every morning during the harvest the orchard foreman gives each picker a roll of 

 the tape which is used to identify the boxes harvested by each picker. A ser- 

 rated section having the picker's number and the box number is fastened to a top 

 edge of each apple box. 



The orchard foreman keeps a daily record of: (a) names of pickers; (b) the 

 date; (c) the name or number of the section of the orchard being harvested; 



(d) the first box number on the tape handed to each picker in the morning; 



(e) the box nianber on each tape at the end of the day; and (f) the results of 

 the bruise count made by the checker. By inspecting the tape the grower can 

 determine the above data for any box during harvest, storage, or packing period. 



One of the weaknesses with the picker's tape is that some pickers may 

 destroy some of the tape and thereby try to be credited with more boxes har- 

 vested than they actually picked. This may be avoided by having the orchard 

 foreman check picking tape numbers with box count before letting pickers move 

 to the next tree. 



Another difficulty that may arise with picking tapes is that the tape will 

 not unroll properly after getting moist or heated in the picker's pocket during 

 hot days. This can be avoided by having it attached to the picker's belt. 



William J. Lord 



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Mcintosh apples for ca rocms 



Mcintosh apples in CA rooms do not get bigger, harder, or redder. Although 

 a high per cent of color on CA apples is not necessary for consumer acceptance, 

 enough color is needed to meet U. S. grade requirements. Only 25 per cent 

 bright red color characteristic of the variety is needed for an attractive "two- 

 tone" U. S. No. 1 CA Mcintosh. One day this spring the writer saw 80 bushels 

 from 250 bushels of CA Mcintosh down-graded to U. S. Utility mainly on color. 

 This was particularly bad since the grower rented the storage space and the 

 packing and selling was done by the storage operator. The storing of culls and 

 U, S. Utility grade fruit in CA storage should be eliminated. Growers would 

 benefit by pre-grading fruit stored in this type of room. 



It is fortunate that the less mature Mcintosh scald less in CA than in 



