PEACH 



PEACH 



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tickets of same number; one of these tickets is placed 

 in the bottom of each basket as he begins to till it, so 

 tliat when any basket reaches the assorting table and 

 proves not to be up to the standard, the inspector of 

 t,rading is notified, the ticket number gi\ en to a field 

 inspector, who on horseback gallops anav to tone 

 up the careless picker Picking 3 000 bushels or more 

 of Peaches m a da), it is possible at any time to 

 locate the picker of e\ery basket This great orchard 

 IS all blocked off b\ avenues lunnma; nortli iiul south 

 CM rj ")00 feet into about 12 acre tr i. t itli i 



stn ( ts eM ry 1,000 feet, so that 250 f i . t i ' 

 distance fiom any tree to an avenui I I 



picking /, iiig has its required numb* r i 

 and "totcis who keep the gau? sn| | li i t 



baskets, and "tote" the full b isl i i i 

 where the) are loaded on bro 111 I \ 1 

 iiig about 80 baskets nnd h tiih il i ih , 

 which IS a two stoi) IiuiIiIdu In \ M I ' 



on top of the crates at each end and are li);htly nailed 

 down. Tier upon tier is built up in this way, either 5 

 or 6 crates high, until the car is full. Spacing of the 

 crates and the slatting provides space for cold air 

 around each and e%ery ciate In di\ seasons when 

 fiuit IS fiee tuim rot ),i mis c us is ik n i onstructed 



finisli 



1 Ills Hitli the fruit 



Iwo wide packing benches run the ent 

 he slu d through the center of these In 

 carh I foot, runs a line of canvas tra\ 

 bout IS inches wide, and divided into si 

 \ci) 2 tcct Along the outside of these benches 

 mini ( Hough back of them to receive the fruit 

 rom the wagons, stand the gr iders — bn,,ht 

 oung men and women from tin In st wlnti I i?ii 

 lies of the South There is m m n u.h i n tin 

 idi s of the bench, in front ot th iii\ is n a 



25 cents, this, of course for fruit arriving i 



bii 



Ui iiiinin„' the top Ineis li.~ luil dn ision 



tri\s the bottom tier of b isUcts is eiuickh ami 

 hriuh puked solid full of whatever stindaril 

 size fuiit happens to be in the trays m front ot 

 1 lib paiker The division rack and top tier ot 

 biskets arc then replaced, and filled ir 

 uniform way Instructors and inspectors of 

 picking are constantly woikmgup and down the 

 hue, encouraging and assisting m the work, so 

 that uniform results may be secured. 



As each package is finished a card with the 

 packer's number is placed on top, and call of 

 "I'nite!" promptly brings a "toter," who hu 

 it to an inspection table, one of which is at each 

 end of the slii-il. Here an inspector, who is trained 



1675. 



"Tip growth 



of yellows. 



Left-hand spec 

 October, 2 or :) of 

 The middle .si,...i 

 Right-hand spciii 



api 



Kit full enough, or in an)' way defec- 

 ti\i. siniU it i.ai k til the packer to be righted. Some 

 paiki r- V. il! m.t put up more than 40or50 crates per 

 ihi> , \vliili \i i> I \|'irt ones put upas many as 150 and 

 ill siinir casi s L'liii; while the average is from 75 to 80 

 crates per day when the work is elone^ under the most 

 careful inspection. The name of the variety and grade 

 of fruit is stenciled on the cover, as it is nailed on, and 

 the packer's number is penciled on the red label, on 

 each end of the crate ; then away to the car. HiTe. 

 placed side by side about 2H inches apart across the 

 car, it takes 7 crates. Then two strips of ineh-si]uare 

 stuff, just long enough to reach across the car, arc put 



list of proihi 



- counted : 

 H. Hale. 



Peaph CiLTDRE IS THE Fak Noeth. — Having tasted 

 Peaches that were thoroughly ripened on the tree, the 

 writer became very desirous of growing this fruit at his 

 home in northern Vermont, and knowing that the fruit 

 buds of the Peach tree are not of sufficient hardiness to 

 endure the rigor of this climate without protection, he 

 exercised himself for some cheap and effective way to 

 cover them. He remembered that when a boy his father 

 hail some Peach trees near the house that had been al- 

 lowed to branch at about a foot from the ground. One 



