128 HARVESTING, STORING, AND MARKETING 



TABLE 30 



Cherries — Production, Including Sweet and Sour, by States 



State 



Average 

 1927-36 



1937 



1938 





1 OTIS 



1 OTIS 



1 OTIS 





17,275 



21,750 



16,360 





2,188* 



1,770 



1,440 



Sour 



16,849* 



19,980 



14,920 





7,308* 



9,890 



6,560 



Ohio 



4,499* 



7,340 



3,630 





26,838 



35,840 



14,940 







2,287 



2,240 







33,553 



12,700 





7,664 



13,500 



9,440 



Montana 



474 



340 



470 





2,775 



1,600 



2,490 



Colorado 



3,300 



3,460 



5,280 



Utah 



3,108 



2,100 



4,270 



Washington 



14,230 



13,500 



25,500 



Oregon 



12,780 



13,800 



21,400 





18,420 



21,600 



28,800 



12 states 



116,309 



144,720 



139,140 



* Short-time average. 



fancy varieties are turned stems under so that the top of the 

 package is very attractive. 



In large orchards in some sections, movable packing 

 houses, mounted on skids, are used. These are hauled from 

 place to place through the orchard as picking progresses. 



Delivery is usually made to the canning factory in bushel 

 or half-bushel baskets without sorting or grading the fruit. 

 Eight-pound climax baskets are used for this purpose in some 

 sections. Payment is made by the pound, often on contracts 

 made in advance. 



