Show ho horticultural cultural ti J points a I 1 LADDER WAGON QUITE HANDY substantial wooden platform of desired height Is bolted to box bed of vehicle the machine shown in the drawing was designed to supplement ladder P picking methods in a large apple orchard A substantial wooden platform of the desired height m was as bolted to nn an ordinal ordinary y box bed wagon at the top of tills this platform a turntable of sul suitable table length was pivoted with ith a heavy beavy bolt nn in T L shaped section being obtained by bolting together two pieces or of wood of different sizes as shown in the detail drawing straight grained material should be used for the extension runway on tile the picker stands as indicated by the drawing this runway travels over a roller across the outer end of the turntable NIi eels are provided ded at the inner end of the runway for ease in extending or withdrawing it As the runway is extended beyond the turntable it Is locked in place by its f 9 n J aa 1 I 1 1 4 M waclow I 1 u Z wv AY lew with this machine two men are able to do the work of eight fruit may alay be picked from four trees without changing its location own weight et by mearis means of the device shown in ili the detail drawing for revolving the the runway is pulled back by means of the rope sh shown ovill which is attached at its inner end to a stout upright bolted to the turntable with an arrangement of this character it is po possible sIbIe to pick the fruit from four trees nt at one stan stand without changing the location of the machine merely by rei reviving uio the turntable after ter the lie runway lias has been pulled bac back k one horse is used to draw the machine chine between the hie rows popular mechanics 1 magazine |