List of Illustrations xix 



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53. A Well-formed Grafted Tree 164 



54. The Operation of Whip-grafting 167 



55. The Operation of Budding 170 



56. Shade-crop of Clover 201 



57. Heavy Land well Furrowed 208 



58. Sandy Soil well Furrowed. Grand Junction, Colorado . 209 



59. Cantaloupes Growing in Young Orchard .... 222 



60. Gathering Newtown Pippins. Medford, Oregon . . . 225 



61. A Newtown Pippin Orchard. North Yakima, Washington . 230 



62. An Esopus (Spitzenburg) Orchard. Hood River, Oregon . 231 



63. A Mclntosh Orchard, Montana 233 



An Idaho Prune Orchard. Boise, Idaho . . . .246 



The Bowman Picking Bag 254 



The Excelsior Picking Receptacle 254 



67. A Good Type of Ladder 255 



68. The Pole Ladder 256 



69. A Wheel Ladder 256 



70. A Packing Scene 263 



71. Pear on Right Ready to pick ; the Other too Green . . 264 



72. Box Press 274 



73. A Typical Box Label for Extra Fancy Fruit ; also illustrates 



the 2-2 Pack 277 



74. The 2-3 Pack 279 



75. The 3-3 Pack 280 



76 Straight Pack 281 



77. Box of Apples Ready for Shipment, showing Proper Bulge of 



Top and Bottom 282 



78. Cherry Packages (Courtesy of " Better Fruit ") . . .285 



79. Peaches, 6-6 Straight Pack . . . . . . .286 



80. Peaches, 3-3 Pack 287 



81. Peaches, 4-5 Pack 288 



82. Peaches, 2-3 Pack 290 



83. Pears: a, 2-3 Pack ; &, 3-3 Pack ; c, 3-4 Pack . . .293 



84. Pears, Five-tier Pack of Six-tier Grade 294 



85. Side View of 84 ... 295 



86. Wrapping Pears. First, place Pear in One Corner of Paper ; 



a Twist to the Right and a Cone-shaped Package results 297 



