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come out in good condition, and must reach the con- 

 sumer very promptly in order to avoid molding and 

 loss. But whatever the condition when picked, it 

 should be promptly brought to a cool, shady place, 

 where plenty of air is accessible, and go from there 

 to market and to the consumer with the least possi- 

 ble delay. A spring -wagon of some kind is a neces- 

 sity for transporting it, and good roads over which to 

 travel add wonderfully to the value of a location. 

 If very large quantities are to be handled, it may pay 

 to have a special truck wagon, with springs and a 

 broad top reaching beyond the wheels, or springs may 

 be made to fit the bolsters of the ordinary farm 

 wagon. 



With a business of any considerable extent, it is 

 absolutely necessary to have some systematic method 

 of keeping account of the amount of work done by 

 pickers. Several methods are in general use. One 

 of the simplest is to have printed tickets, which are 

 given out as the berries are brought in, exchanging 

 them for higher denominations as occasion requires. 

 At the end of the day's work these can be surrendered 

 and the amount credited in a book or billet kept for 

 the purpose. The tickets are considered the same as 

 money when given out, and if lost, it is the picker's 

 loss and not the owner's. 



Another plan in use to a certain extent, and which 

 is very simple and satisfactory, is to fasten a card, by 

 means of a safety-pin, to the shoulder of each picker, 

 and then indicate the number of quarts brought in 

 each time by punching the card, crediting up at the 



