The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-27
new YORK'S HUCKLEBEUUIES
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Although thousands - New Nurkers
.t.-nd JulN aud Nugu-t out - m" ciiv.
.uuugh r,rtln a. uou- 20 consume not
hr~- than Oonn h,i-i.l- uf huckkterri"-
hat arr picked "a th" mountain haTren-
In eastern nutthsrn PennsylNa nia and
New Jctsry, and southern New York. THIS
dos not lncluic IA. large shipments from
| t-int- la The New England States and States
further N,si
In No. iucality IN the country do huckl--
lrrrie- ~ all varieties grow Ia greater pro-
fusion 90 10 better quality than IN the Wild
mountain regions from whiCh New York
draw it, main supply. Hundreds ~ fami-
lies d.r-nd IA great measure ON the gather
ing ~ This crop for their livelihood
u Is no uncommon thing for the united
work IT a family To hiring IN a. much No
$40 a ~, while IN" -a-nn lasts. which.
average seventy DAYS One SAXON on
ia. hucklet-rrv barrrns has brought more
than one family the means to purchars
n snug little farm
Sn railroads. derive a large evenu
during the summer carrying huckleterries
from tho different shipping centres to
New York-the Erie. tho New York. Sus-
auehsnna and Western. the Dela ware.
L~ackawanna and Western. the New York.
Ontario and Western. the New York Central.
and the West Shore.
The ir.t h~urkleh~rt~e 10 come 70 market
are the low-bush hlues. which are followed
10y the high-bush blues. the low and the
high.bu-h blacks and last, by the most
prolific hut least valued ~ the h~uSsIeberry
family, the black crackers There u alro
a mid-uInm"r huckl.tsuy of delicious
NaNpV htlf pnf HloptitIl- known aA tln
swamp hucklel-rry.
They grow among den.e tan gle. ~ swamp
gruvth-, On bushes M sometimes come
~ near tho dignity IL trees that II u nec~--
Slry to Climn them 10 gather tho berries.
which arc often a. large 81 Delaware graIrs.
and 81 a dark reddish hue. They are
neither swcc, nor sour. hu, have -oge-
thing 81 tho palatable tar,ness ~ a rips
Clinton grape
Tho black crackers do not riprn until
.om. time IN August and they are picked
until late in September They are tho
mos, prolific variety They grow on q
high bush, and hsv" NOR" seed than flavor.
They grow and ripen l-'st where the sun
shines on thsm the hottest They are
a. black "a c,al. and n patch 81 them on .
barren gllstens In the sun like polished
ebony.
Men. women land children. from the
sray-hairad grandmother and grandfather
10 the hov and girl Just hie enough To
ioddle, start Tor the huckl-lerry harrens
evcry morning before the sun rises. h
prolonged rainy weather 81 the present
season has adted an unusual hardship
Ia the gathering ~ the huckleherry crop
thus far Tho berry grounds ar. entirely
hare II timt~r, and IN normal sessons
the picker. are exposed all day, not only
10 tho .corching rays ~ The hot -'in. hut
al.p 10 n dry and HuNoceiing heat that
ris.s from the rocks and bushes.
The rapidity with which boNee, pals
and baskets are fllsd by tho huckleberry
picker. il msrvc'lpus. II l. a common thing
Tor many ~ tho women to 60 out on ths
harr~ns In The morning. pick all the berries
they can Carry In baskets ~ pals, bc~ides
a large h., full which il carried balanced
on tho head. walk five or more miles Ia
| -ell thorn and hack home again the same
day, day after DAY during the -eason. rain
or shine Som~, lines on. will he accom-
panied hy perhaps half n DOZEN children,
! each hearing his portion Il ia. family stock
Ia trade.
In tho Pucono region ~ northern Pcnnsyl-
van.a, n famous huc deterry district. the
| crop IL handled almost entirely by ons
man. Thousands O. acres are picked over
Nv those who sell their berries 20 him,
and he carries his army 81 pickers TO tho
barrens in wagons and returns with chem
and their tons ~ berries At the end OF the
dav
In Potter county. Pa there IL Q high
tract ~ land extending for miles toward
the New York State lin" known as Huckle-
lrrry Hin II IL the only locality for forty
y | - around whore hucklcberrie- grow.
This barren during The hucklebeuy -ea-
son IL 'rsns'o MD into on" great ramp.
composed - berry picker- from the country
round for miles. who pitch their tents thero
and remain from the beginning To the Close
~ ,ha SEASON Al times during the berry
picking season there ar" A. many as 80
people In m" camp, pickers and sight-
sssrs
There are hands. dancing platforms.
lTtgktur booths shows and all the TOlllgk-