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BULLETIN 63, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



Table III. — Imperfections in the work of different picking crews paid by the day and by 

 the box, showing variation in injury, 1910-11. 



Crew No. 



Paid 



by- 



Clipper 

 cuts. 



Long 

 stems. 



Pulled. 



1 



Box 



Day 



Box 



Day 



Box 



Day 



Box 



Day 



Per cent. 

 1.0 

 1.2 

 4.5 

 4.2 

 .3 

 2.6 

 11.3 

 9.5 



Per cent. 

 0.6 

 2.3 

 12.1 

 11.4 

 20.2 

 30.6 

 23.0 

 14.6 



Per cent. 

 0.2 



2 









2.1 



4 



4.3 



5 



.3 



6 



2.9 





1.0 



8 .. 



3.0 







The percentages shown in Table IV and its accompanying diagram (fig. 5), which 

 were obtained from two representative crews working in different parts of the State, 

 give the average imperfections in the work of different individuals and show how wide 

 a variation exists in the character of work performed. 



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Fig. 5. — Diagram illustrating the percentage of imperfections in the work of two average picking crews, 

 one paid by the day and one by the box, showing the variation between pickers, 1910-11. 



Table IV. — Imperfections in the work of two average picking crews, one paid by the day 

 and one by the box, showing variation between pickers, 1910-11. 





Crew No. 1- 



-paid by the day. 







Crew No. 2- 



-paid by the box. 





Picker No. 



Clipper 

 cuts. 



Long 

 stems. 



Picker No. 



Clipper 

 cuts. 



Long 

 stems. 



11 



Per cent. 

 1.1 

 

 2.1 



.5.7 

 6.3 

 11.7 



Per cent. 

 33.4 



5.3 

 20.0 



1.1 

 15.6 

 18.1 



1 



Per cent. 

 0.5 



.6 

 2.0 

 2.9 

 3.8 

 4.4 

 6.1 

 6.2 

 6.2 

 7.8 

 8.8 



Per cent. 

 20.1 



2 



2 



23.6 



3 



3 



8.2 



4 



4 



10.2 



5 



5 



2.9 



6 - 



6 



7 



26.2 









.5 





8 



17.9 





9 



20.1 





10.. 

 11 . 







14.6 









11.2 















4.5 



15.7 



4.5 



14.3 















1 Picker No. 1 was foreman of this crew. 



