Pleasingly Profitable 



Easy to Pick - Easy to Pack 



A field of blueberries presents a tempting invitation 

 to anyone to get some baskets and start picking, and 

 we have observed that the average berry picker would 

 rather pick blueberries than any other small fruit. There 

 is a minimum of stooping necessary and all of the fruit 

 is within easy reach. 



Blueberries are easy to harvest because they are 

 so firm there is no special or particular handling neces- 

 sary. Grading is a simple matter of seeing that all 

 baskets are well filled before putting on the cellophane 

 cover as there is little or no rotten fruit, and seldom any 

 green fruit removed in picking. 



Blueberries, packed as we have illustrated, will 

 ship safely over long distances. An extra nail in each 

 top slat end and the package is ready for either Parcel 

 Post or Express shipment. Flats are made from 19" 

 lengths of 31.2" slat and 13" end pieces. These can be 

 made on rainy days or during the slack months. Pint 

 baskets and standard 8%" cellophane sheets are read- 

 ily available. 



In this picture, 12 flats or 144 pints represent a 

 day's picking by an average picker. Many pickers 

 will harvest 200 pints or more, depending on stage of 

 ripeness. Count it for yourself — 144 pints at 40c per 

 pint — $57.60 — a nice day's return from the harvest 

 of just one picker. 



A VALUABLE CROP ON SWAMP-LAND AND ACID SOILS 



If you have some low soil or swampland where huckleberries, azaleas, laurel or similar 

 acid soil plants are found growing, this is an excellent indication you can grow blueberries 

 successfully and with good profit. This 20 acre field was planted in similar soil and has jiaid 

 handsomely over five years of fruiting. 



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rartial View of a 30-Acre Fruitins Tieia of >'ine Standard Varieties 



