10 MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 
among the apple growers. In Washington and Oregon 
this is quite often done, and it has been found by ex- 
periment that fruit that is entirely too small to be con- 
sidered as a saleable product at the first picking would 
in two weeks time be large enough to go into a first 
grade. Where the growers are carrying on very in- 
tensive orcharding the practice of successive pickings 
should be recommended. The weather conditions some- 
Fig. 5—-TYPES OF PICKING RECEPTACLES 
a—Pulp pail; b—woven splint basket; c—wide splint basket. 
times militate against doing this successfully, but many 
times it will greatly increase the quality as well as the 
quantity of the fruit harvested. 
Picking Receptacles.—For the most part, orchardists 
like best the ordinary splint basket to pick the fruit in. 
There are a number of these picking baskets on the 
market, and most of them are fairly satisfactory. One 
holding about half a bushel is the best size. The handle 
ought to be fastened on the outside so as to swing clear 
