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provided for reaching the fruit higher up in the tree 

 and in this oase hooked baskets can "be used, suspending 

 them in the tree. When the basket is full the man comes 

 dowujand places them two or three at a time in two-bushel 

 baskets or barrels just as the case may be. In case Jdsa 

 that several are picking fruit from the same tree, part 

 can pick from the ground while the others ascend the lad- 

 ders and pick the fruit higher in the trees. After it 

 has been picked and placed in the boxes or barrels, it 

 should be carefully drawn to the fruit houses on a xpxks. 

 spring wagon to prevent the possibility of bruising. 

 When it reaches the house and being barreled for the car 

 or steamboat it should be handled with the same care as 

 before. 



Perhaps a better way to gather fruit than has been 

 mentioned yet is to use a bag in the place of a basket, 

 A common grain bag can be used and answers all purposes. 

 The mouth can be held open by means of a stick in order 

 that the fruit can be easily placed in. The upper and 

 lower corner shoiild be tied with a strap and slung over 

 the shoulder. This bag is more convenientlj?- handled 

 than the baskets and when they are full the fruit can 

 be emptied out into a barrel without injuring it. 



The degree of maturity at which fruit may be picked 

 is another phase which should be taken into considera- 



