PAQKING FRUIT IN THE ORCHARD 

 Courtesy F. E. Brooks 



CHAPTER XIV. 



PICKING, PACKING AND MARKETING. 



''Lo, now we may gather of autumn's best treasure, 

 The fairest and sweetest and roundest of these ; 

 With loved ones to help us, we heapen the measure, 

 And laugh in our joy as they fall from the trees — 

 The sweet juicy apples, the rich mellow apples, 

 The luscious ripe apples that fall from the trees." 



After a careful study has been given all the 

 various phases of the orchard business from the 

 choice of sight, selection of the nursery stock, 

 planting, care, cultivation, pruning and spray- 

 ing, there is still room for complete failure 

 unless the fruit is picked at the proper time 

 and packed in. a careful, honest and attractive 

 manner. Many fruit growers have failed to 

 make a financial success simply because they 

 did not pay enough attention to this part of the 



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