CHAPTER XXII. 



PICKING AND MARKETING. 



Correct picking helps ready marketing. TIM. 



WE come now to an important branch of our 

 subject, for picking and marketing are half 

 the battle, so it will require three chapters to 

 get it all in. I begin with a statement of the method 

 of picking of one of the most successful growers I 

 know of. 



Procure careful pickers. The berries 

 should be picked with short stems and 

 not rehandled after being placed in the 

 boxes. The boxes should be well filled 

 to prevent the berries from jolting. They 

 should be cooled before shipping. The 

 ROBERT H. GILLIN plants should be 

 so handled as to leave the foliage in the 

 same position as before picking. This 

 treatment secures protection to the un- 

 picked fruit and the berry season will 

 last longer. Pa. 



A. G. SHARP Pick often, use new baskets and clean and 

 painted crates, arid get them to market as quickly as possible. 



Mass. 



Strawberries should be picked at least once every twenty-four 

 W. F. ALLEN, JR. hours, in the cool of the evening as near as 

 possible, and pvit up in clean, neat packages. Where and how to 

 market will depend on the section where they are grown. Md. 



Strawberries should be picked off the vines with stems and 

 not pulled off without the hulls. If picked with stems a better 

 M. A. THAYER appearance is given them and they stand a 

 much better shipment. Have standing orders for your fruit, and 

 in sending on commission send to a good reliable firm. Wis. 



ROBERT H. GILLIN 



