The Delta independent., 1906-10-12

| II III
| III II II matter. as our
n men will pick two
| IL III TO three times as
| H|N much fruit stand
ing on the ground
| as they will from
| ladders W h n
| trees get so high
H-N that We cannot
reach the fruit
" from a l6-fOOt lad
der we shake it
on and -o,.s in:o the Gull pile
We h.'.a to a low wheeled wagon
and Sc - boxes on the platform. We
then 60 'p he field with a wagon and
pickers on! pur the team midway be
tween p" lowS Of trees. Our force
consist from eight to - pickers
and :". man The foreman's husi-
ness is keep The wagon up even
with IT, ..cners. to see that the pick
ers do 49, get too far away from the
wagon 10 not get huddled up so as
to inte.'''" with each other, to see
that tt, pick the apples clean and
to keep ~" time Of the men.
Wheu 'ar picker fills his sack which
is show. 70 The cut. he goes TO the
wagon. .s.-,~ the bottom of the sack
little and rests it into the box. un-
hooks 4 tap on the bottom and the
apples " on, into the box Enough
ladder .;" rakcn along to pick the
apples aaN" reach from the ground,
The 10 -i wagon is driven to the
packeng ..vSc and the boxes are set
upon pla" rms alongside.
SOM r- when parts o. our or
chards 900 far from ;he packing
house ", .aCk in the field We take
two pla,.. rvs inches by lG feet. One
end OF ..n Of these plankS is cut
slopinc .aG ;hoy are raised for run
ners. ", So. them on edge. six feet
apart a. nail cross pieces every TWO
feet az hen lay common fencing
boards g. -.hwiSe on this sled. On
this w 49, nur sorting table length
wise OF .' front end. Hitch team to
the sled ..,r to tn" field and do our
packinc same as in the packing
house.
If tt, '.,., are very full the sled
can be !.aan along between two rows
and TIL r.. .rrs can empty their sacks
d.rectl, "'n the sorting table Some
of our , -hborS use this sled and
prefer go The packing house.
Our ,rilng table. says the CORE
| spondeg of Farm and Home. is eight
feet taSg by three or four feet wide.
| The Sack end being eight inches high
er N the front. which should be 30
inc',S high. The bottom is made of
hal rund strlos with a space Of one
! inc between 20 let the leaves and
ira through On tn" sides siN-inCh
! boa ; are nailed ~ hold the apples
In upper eui a rhrve-inCh strip is
n.
! apples ar, poured on the upper
| en- nd two Sur'cr> on each side do
tn, york. The second and third
gI. are sortci ont while spread
III. the table and carried away.
t.. are nearly always sold in bulk
AZ , are put in piles or loaded di-
re-, into the cars which stand on
thr lie track by he uackinG house.
first grade apples are rolled on
j g. 10 the lower end NJ the table and
in. he barrel or box The first
consists Of All sound 'rnt
a. 81. inches in diameter. II his
fl rade is fancy or a little disposed
~ soft We pack them in boxes.
N,. they are good. solid winter va
r.r We generally pack in barrels.
O. oNeS are Isl. inches long. and
~ inches square. inside measure
~, The ends are :. inch thick ami
N. dcs. bottom and top. = inch
sr.' This box holds ahou; one hu>hcl.
" place a layer " fair sized ap-
I',- uniform in size and color with
Ih, ON ends down. Then fill uN the
hoN hake down we'll l"Nrl up the top
su It the apples are from Il ~ l.
iu,' bove the TOP Of the box. put on
,'l, p and with a press force ii down
An all each end. thrn nail ON clrat
NJ II end. We then tu"u the face
sid, y and with rubber stamp mark
the Ame of the variety and nu-
Nrt The box is then ready 10 ship.