The Cutting of Buds. S7 



prietor should either do himself or train some trusty 

 young man to have charge of, and if possible it should 

 be done by one or two men, giving each charge of a 

 section to which their personal attention is given, and 

 for the care of which they are responsible. In this way 

 every bush and every bud is known to the person in 

 charge, and he will soon be able to keep them in mind 

 and tell very nearly the hour in which they will need 

 to be gathered, thus avoiding a useless expenditure of 

 time watching them, and loss as well from overdevelop- 

 ment. 



No more should be cut in the morning than are 

 ready, and the stems of these should be put in fresh, 

 cool water, and placed where they arc to be kept with- 

 out any unnecessary delay, and they should be gath- 

 ered in the same manner throughout the day whenever 

 they are matured. If the morning gathering is more 

 than can be attended to by those in charge after work- 

 ing hours commence, either train others to assist or 

 have this work commenced earlier in the day, giving 

 those who perform it an equal amount of time at its 

 cloSe. If your helpers are permanently located with 

 you, this will be found to be the most satisfactory sys- 

 tem. If they are not, you must have others in train- 

 ing to fill their place when they step out. This is not 

 the only kind of work that cannot be performed by 

 fixed rules, but perfect system must be mantained if 

 we would make the most of our opportunities. 



