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CAPE COD CBASTBEEEIES. 



and decay. Berries barrelled in cold weather, in good 

 condition, invariably keep better than those put up in 

 warm weather. A great many growers do not think it 

 profitable to keep berries for any length of time, as the 

 extra price which may be obtained does not make good 

 the loss from shrinkage. The most extensive growers 

 ship their crop, so far as possible, as soon as it is gath- 

 ered. A cool, dry place, and one where no frost can 

 affect them is required for the storing of berries in the 



Fig. 17. — "header" roB babbelino craubbbeibs. 



crates, and under such conditions they will keep for sev- 

 eral months without damage. If kept until cold weather, 

 they must be transferred to a cellar or barn where the 

 frost can not penetrate. In preparing the barrels for 

 shipment, after being well ^lled, the head is put in and 

 pressed down to its place by means of the apparatus 

 shown in figure 17. The hooks at the lower ends of the 

 iron side-pieces catch under the bottom of the barrel, 

 while the follower, by the working of the screw, presses 

 the head of the barrel down into its place, where it is 

 secured by the driving of the hoops. 



