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Show BERRY PICKING. J. L. Herbst of Wisconsin tells of his methods of picking strawberries as follows: "in tho morning tho foreman fore-man starts tho pickers, two in a row, or one, as the case demands it. As fast as they get their stands full thoy call their number and a tender goes and gets It, gives her check for samo and brings It to tho tables, which wo have In the Held. At each tablo stands a girl whoso business is to put tho boxes in crates. If In doing so sho discovers berries In picker's stand No. It aro soft, too green, or not picked properly, sho reports tho number of tho stand to tho foremau, who can remedy tho troublo or let the picker go. Tho girl at tho tablo puts tho boxes in tho cases properly and sees that all boxes aro filled. As fast as tho crates aro filled tboy aro drawn to tho shipping house, and after another an-other Inspection,' aro nailed up and sent to their destination. Wo aim to get all fruit as quickly as possible to its destination, and never upless In case of accident, or late pickings, hold over night. The abovo system is used in lmth strawberries and cano fruits Tho number of pickers taking a row of cano berries is placed at tho head of tho row, so In case tho pickers finish fin-ish and tako another row, tho foreman fore-man can tall who picked it, In case It Is not done properly. Wo pay pickers pick-ers 1VI cents per quart whllo picking and It they remain throughout tho season aro paid another quarter of a cent for each box picked, making 1 cents a quart. In strawberries wo try to get all ono variety picked separately, separate-ly, or if two varieties aro of about ono color and shape, thoy aro picked together. Light and dark sorts do not look well together in ono box. Wo pick with a short stem and calyx as this gives tho berry a much better appearance, and thoy stand shipping much better. Itasplierrles both red and black aro picked in pint boxes, all othors In quarts." |