Show PACKING APPLES LIKE EGGS to sell well fruit must be picked at right time color la Is a deceptive guide racking packing apples really begins with picking says it a successful in an exchange apples must be picked right and at the right time to sell well my guides for picking are the amount of color color of seeds and ease with which the stems separate from the spurs color la Is a deceptive guide though bright days and cool nights make apples color before they are done growing cloudy weather will prevent color I 1 moke make two pickings an A e 6 ae K the offset and the diagonal packs as shown above are for apples of fair size in the first there are 84 apples to the box in the second 96 the poorly colored fruit Is not re removed moved at the first picking I 1 give every apple a slight twist never jerk the apples ples off nor tear the tha stems nor pull twigs from the trees canvas camas sacks acks mith drop bottoms are my standbys stand bys for picking these allow the picker to have free use of both hands there Is a chance for more bruising when hen sacks are used especially if pickers get in a hurry but my pickers are paid for the quality of the fruit they pick as well as for the quantity and they have learned to take their time I 1 could get just as good results with other oilier picking utensils perhaps but I 1 do not care to change h 11 it if all the barrelled barrel led their apples like that man I 1 could buy and sell the fruit blindfolded said a big wholesaler the other day |