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tree and the fruit picked withcut damaging or destroying the tree 
or interfering with the crop. The same, of course, applies 
to pruning operations. The wheel of the ladder is 20 inches 
in diameter, with a 12-inch axle, thus raising the framework 10 
inches off the ground at the wheel end, whilst, at the ladder end, 
the frame work is 14 inches off the ground, insuring steadiness when 
standing on the top rung. The framework of the ladder is manu- 
factured from 3in. x 2in. jarrah, whilst the step-ladder portion is 
Gin. x lin. jarrah. There are forward stays to hold the ladder in 
position. 
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Fig. 4. 
Picking Bag. 
When picking, particularly for storage and for export, the im- 
portance of avoiding the fruit being bruised or pulling the stem 
out need not be stressed. A doubled-up bag fastened apron-like on 
the belt, or better still, the kind of picking bag shown in the illus- 
