256 Fruit-growing in Arid Regions 



Half-bushel baskets are rather awkward to handle, and 

 unless made of sheet metal, are not very durable. The 

 bails of the buckets and baskets may be supplied with a 

 heavy wire hook, so that the receptacles may be hung on a 

 limb, thus giving the picker two free hands. 



FIG. 68. The Pole Ladder. FIG. 69. A Wheel Ladder. 



The most convenient form of a picking receptacle is one 

 of the picking bags, which is supplied with straps to run 

 over the shoulders and thus support the bag in front of the 

 body. Two types are commonly used, one a metal con- 

 trivance with a drop-bottom and a canvas extension to 



