Women, as a general thing, are the best pickers, more careful than girls or boys; but whoever may do the picking, tell them how you want to have it done - send careless pickers away as soon as you find them out, and give the good ones an encouragement by paying higher rates to those that do the best work - uniform rates are impossible, In the neighborhood of Cincinnati, prices range from one and a-half to two and a-half cents per quart.

Provide your pickers with a light box (with handles) containing two or four quart baskets; teach them not to touch the berry, but take the stem between the thumb and forefinger, and pinch it off with the finger nails, which should be kept longer than usual for that purpose. The large berries go in one basket and the smaller ones into another, the latter, if more convenient, to be emptied out into half-bushel drawers__ bushel drawers being less advisable. See that your rows are picked clean, but that no rotten or half-ripe berries are thrown into the basket; careless pickers to fill up will do this often, and the sooner they are discharged the better ; the fruit must run uniform, and by attending to this a reputation can easily be established that will command a good price, even if the market is overstocked.

Never pick after a rain or when the dew is on, if it can be avoided, as the berries will keep better; see that the baskets when full are kept in the shade, and as soon as one or more crates or drawer-stands are filled place them in a cool cellar, if they are not to bo shipped at once.