Show horticultural ura points BEST harvesting OF FRUIT proper picking and handling will save sava winter spoilage sweating hastens ripening proper harvesting Is the most important factor actor in preserving the keep ing qualities of storage fruit pick ja US when unripe or allowing to liang hang too long iong are equally wrong the tha seeds si should id be black and the stem should separate easily from the spur before picking Is commenced it if the color Is sub subnormal norm al it Is sometimes policy to let the fruit hang tor for a few days since lack of color is as damaging as some over ripeness careful handling Is essential cruises either rot or dry out in storage injuring the fruit in either case picking should be done in burlap lined baskets or bags and the fruit should be handled as little as possible between the tree and the storage package if picking Is done in bags not more than three fourths of a bushel should be allowed to accumulate at a time as it la Is impossible hie to handle a fuller bag without bruising the fruit on the ladder and limbs all sharp edges on crates chutes or grading machines should be ground off so as not to cut the fruit wherever the apples move rapidly or fall padding should be provided fruit should be moved from the tree to the storage as quickly as possible the keeping quality Is much shortened if fruit Is allowed to 10 stand in the orchard or shed after picking the old policy of sweating fruit in plies piles under onder the tree has no scientific foundation except as a means of ripening fruit quickly |