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point appeals to any man who employs a number of pickers. 

 Never buy the rough type of picking basket shown in Figure 113. 

 They cost just as much and bruise the fruit far more. Another 

 type of picking receptacle which is very objectionable is the 

 picking bag (Fig. 114). There are various types of these, from 

 a home-made contrivance made from a grain sack and designed 

 to sling over the shoulder, to the cross between a pail and a 

 bag. With a very careful picker they may work very well, 



FIG. 112. 



FIG. 113. 



FIG. 112. A good picking basket. The smooth surface does not bruise the fruit and the 

 padding helps still more to reduce this type of damage. 



FIG. 113. A poor type of picking basket for fruit, yet one often used. The rough sides are 

 sure to bruise the fruit. 



though even then it is difficult to see how fruit can escape being 

 bruised more or less as the operator moves about in picking. 

 With the usual help that must be employed when there is much 

 picking to do, it is simply out of the question to avoid a lot of 

 serious injury. It probably will not show itself when the fruit 

 is emptied into the box or barrel; frequently it may not show 

 when it is packed, but it certainly will in the long run. Such 

 fruit cannot keep as well as that which has not been subjected 

 to this treatment. 



