FRUIT HARVESTING OPERATIONS 19 
Day Labor.—Unless an owner has help that he knows 
to be reliable, it is not good policy to hire by the month 
or by the box. The best results are obtained from day 
labor. In such eases the workmen know they get so 
much pay for so many hours work, and are not inclined 
to hurry or to bruise or spoil the fruit. Occasionally, 
some growers like to have the fruit picked by the tree 
or on a contract job for the whole orchard. This very 
Fig. 14.—A COMBINED ORCHARD AND DELIVERY WAGON FOR 
SMALL ORCHARD 
often does not prove to the best interest of the producer. 
Much of the fruit is spoiled, some of it is skipped and 
left on the trees, while limbs are split down and the 
trees generally despoiled. 
Small Fruits by Quart.—Small fruits are most always 
picked by the quart because there is always a foreman or 
superintendent to inspect each quart as they come in, 
and in case the workman is not picking properly he can 
be dealt with at the time. 
Prices Paid.—For small fruits the price varies per 
quart in the different states and, in some cases, different 
sections of the same state. In New Jersey, for straw- 
