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It never pays to gather by liand the berries tliat fall to the ground. They 

 always are in poor condition, having been tramped over more or less, and 

 will decay quickly. Such berries are often taken from the water as flotage 

 on the after-picking flood (Fig. 34 A), but most of them are held under 

 by the vines. Those so gathered are cleaned of trash quickly and com- 

 pletely wliile wet, with screens made for the purpose. Most of tiiem are 

 sold to canners. 



The berries as they are picked are dumped into bushel boxes on the 

 bog, the lioxes having slits in the sides and bottom for ventilation and 

 slats at tlie ends for handling and for spacing in stacking (Figs. 34 B and 

 35 A). Many vines gathered by the scoops go into tlie boxes witli the 

 berries. It is widely supposed that the berries store l)etter if t!ie vines 



Fig. 35 



Picking Boxes Full of Cranberries Stacked 

 An Up-to-date Screen House, with part of 



) a Screen House, 

 bog in the foregr 



