PICKING FRUIT FOR MARKET.
A point which frequently receives too little attention in the orchard is the method of harvesting the producs. The proper stage of maturity at which the various fruits should be pricked depends upon the market. Generally they should be left on the tree or vine no longer than will permit of their becoming fully ripe by the time they reach their destination and are exposed for eale. It would be impossible to give exact rules for determining the best time to harvest any produce. This can best be learned by personal experience, guided by the ripening habit cf the different crops grown. These habits vary somewhat in different localities, and with different varieties. Produce for the near by market need not be picked until almost ripe, but for long-discance consignment it must be harvested earlier. A great many growers make the mistake of allowing their fruit to become too ripe before picking, and as a result the products that look so fresh an attractive when starting reach their destination in a state of over-ripeness and probable decay. For this reason it pays the grower, when the harvesting season draws near, to carefully consider the distance of his markst.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 429, 10 January 1912, Page 3
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202PICKING FRUIT FOR MARKET. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 429, 10 January 1912, Page 3
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