Excerpt from Harvesting and Handling California Pears for Eastern Shipment Each pear is carefully picked by hand, by a slight upward turn against the spur, and placed carefully in the picking receptacle, never thrown or dropped. Pickers should be instructed-to handle pears as carefully as eggs, for the slightest bruise hastens decay. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Harvesting and Handling California Cherries for Eastern Shipment Cherries should be transferred to the packing house with the least possible delay. The orchard truck or wagon should be easy riding, built low to facilitate loading and unloading, and large enough to carry from eight to twelve hundred pounds of fruit. The fruit is loaded on the truck or wagon by field boys who collect the delivery pails and distribute empty ones. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Handling, Shipping, and Cold Storage of Bartlett Pears in the Pacific Coast States For two years chemical and physiological studies of the ripening and storage of Bartlett pears have been carried on. The time of picking and method of handling pears vary widely in accordance with the manner in which the fruit is to be consumed. For fresh shipment the fruit will not shrivel if picked after the lenticels are thoroughly corked over. A much superior product will be secured, however, if the initial picking is delayed until at least two weeks later than this time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.