394 The Principles of Fruit-qrowing. 
which may be made by any handy man. The fruits 
are hooked off by the V-shaped trigger at the top, 
and are delivered to 
the picker through 
the canvas or bur- 
laps bag which  ex- 
tends along the 
handle. Of course, 
only one fruit 
should le allowed 
to go through the 
bag at a time. 
Another very handy 
| deviee is the © fin- 
Fig. 84. Cook’s apple picker. eer pieker, illus- 
trated at No. 18. 
This may be made by any handy tinsmith, who, how- 
ever, should be cautioned against making it too heayy 
and cumbersome. In this instance, the apple is deliv- 
ered to the picker by taking down the instrument. 
The disadvantage of this tool is that the fingers are 
apt to spring with use, and the apple will pull 
through between them rather than he pulled off. 
There are also devices in use for catching the fruit 
when it is shaken from the tree or bush. These are 
usually upon the principle of a soft cloth hopper 
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Notr.—Key to Fig. 83: No.1, picker composed of two pincer-like jaws, with 
wire guards to receive the fruits, the jaws being closed by means of a cord, 
which is worked below (2 and 3) by a catch; 4, hook used for cutting off the fruits 
(theeurved edge being sharp); 5, V-picker with delivery sack ; 6, Bag-picker, 
hung on a wire frame (as shown in 7); 8, a wire finger-picker ; 9, cranberry 
picker ; 10, 6-quart cranberry measure ; 11, 12, 13, forms of wire pickers. 
