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The Principles of Fruit-growing 



below. Other types of berry-stands are shown in Figs. 

 134-136. 



In the picking of tender or ripe tree-fruits, it is best to 

 use a basket (Fig. 137) and not a bag, for in spite of 

 all one can do, the fruit is bruised when it is thrown into a 

 bag slung over the shoulder. Winter apples, however, are 

 sometimes picked in bags (Fig. 138). In the picking 



FIG. 138. The apple harvest. 



of peaches and other soft fruits, it is customary to pick 

 in something like a Climax basket or, better still, in the 

 old-fashioned, tall, round-top, peck baskets, such as 

 are standards in New Jersey and other places. These 

 baskets may be held at about one's middle by dropping 

 them into a hoop held on the person by a strap running 

 over the shoulder and under one arm (Fig. 139). This 

 allows the picker the free use of both arms, and obviates 

 the necessity of his being obliged to stretch or stoop to 



