556 GROWING BUSH FRUITS 



flavor, when properly handled, is excellent, and considerable 

 extension of this method of holding will take place as further 

 improvements and perfections of the process are made. See 

 'Trozen Fruit,'^ page 148. 



Harvesting methods for the blackberry and dewberry are 

 essentially the same. Most varieties turn black, however, be- 

 fore they are ripe. If picked as soon as they turn, they are too 

 sour to be agreeable, but of course they must come off while 



still firm. Keep entirely 

 away from the sun, as the 

 fruit becomes bitter when, 

 exposed to it. 



Pay pickers by the hour^ 

 for a high-class product. 

 The cost per basket will 

 probably be greater, but 

 the product should be 

 worth more than enough 

 additional to make up the 

 difference. For the can- 

 ning factory, or if using 

 the help of neighbors or 

 permanent residents of the 

 community, the piecework 

 basis may give satisfaction. 

 In any event, personal su- 

 pervision by some one in authority is necessary to insure clean 

 picking, careful handling, and grading. A bonus payable at the 

 end of the season will often hold pickers until the job is done. 



For recording boxes picked, use the check or punch card 

 system. A metal check may be given for each box or crate,. 

 to be redeemed on payday. A card properly designated with 

 numbers may be given the pickers and punched by the super- 

 intendent upon delivery of the fruit. This system makes- 

 abuse and fraud easy unless the style of punch is changed fre- 

 quently. A book record may be kept in lieu of the above sys- 



