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Carriers exactly like these, but long enough to hold 

 eight baskets instead of four, are always convenient 

 to have in gathering up and carrying berries from 

 the field. They consist of a plain slat frame with 

 four short legs to raise them slightly from the ground, 

 and a handle something like those used on grape 

 baskets. The stands can be bought of dealers in fruit 

 packages at reasonable prices, or can be put up at 

 home in winter. 



It will seldom pay to buy the quart baskets in the 

 flat and nail them up at home. In the end they are 

 pretty sure to cost as much and probably more than 

 if bought ready for use. Very few workmen have the 

 knack of systematizing work of that kind, and mak- 

 ing quick motions that will count to good advantage. 

 The average man will go at the work with about the 

 same speed that he would use in shoveling a load of 

 sand, and the result is that, when night comes, if 

 the value of his day's wages is divided by the num- 

 ber of baskets he has made, the chances are that they 

 will be found to have cost a good round price. The 

 chief advantage in making at home is to utilize time 

 of comparatively little value when it is desirable to 

 keep a steady force of help throughout the season. 

 For currants, and especially gooseberries, the ordinary 

 grape baskets are much used, and in many cases will 

 be found more satisfactory than quart baskets, par- 

 ticularly for shipping. 



Selling the product is one of the most essential 

 features of the whole business. Many a man can grow 

 fruits successfully, but fails because he cannot market 



