CHAPTER XI 



HARVESTING THE CROP 



HE time between spraying and 

 harvesting is fully occupied 

 in getting up wood for the 

 dry kiln, hunting hop pick- 

 ers and repairing hop kilns, 

 boxes and hop sacks, get- 

 ting supplies of hop cloth 

 and sulphur, etc. Every- 

 thing must be in readiness, 

 so that the work of picking 

 may go forward without in- 

 terruption. Examine stoves and flues, and see that 

 they are in order and clean. Have the pump or water 

 supply near the hop kiln in good order. See that the 

 bunk houses for pickers and sleeping quarters or tent 

 rooms are clean, neat and orderly for their comfort; you 

 lose nothing by this little attention to the comfort of 

 your pickers. Provide a large trough with a stream 

 of water going through it for washing and cleansing 

 purposes for the help, and make suitable sanitary ar- 

 rangements, not forgetting that children often have 

 to go picking w r ith their parents. Supply wagons, with 

 meat, bread, groceries, etc., should visit the yards daily 

 for the convenience of the pickers. 



Get out the hop boxes, see that the handles are all 

 right and that they are properly numbered, so that you 

 can tell who picked the hops in any box. Have your 

 hop tickets printed and ready for the pickers, and if 

 you don't intend them to pass for credit outside the 



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