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I worked with some guys who had originally been pickers and moved on to other things, mostly from the Central Valley. They told me that they’d avoid jobs like this in favor of jobs that paid more on piece - so much a pound, so much a basket, etc. they learned to be smart and fast and a really fast guy could make $30/hr.
Not for long though - the work was hell on their bodies and the smart ones moved to construction.
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I picked blueberries for a few summers at the farm my grandparents worked at. We were paid anywhere from 30 to 90 cents a pound, depending on the size and abundance of berries. The baskets were 10lbs. We usually picked 6-8 baskets a day. Of course this was in the early 90s and I was a young teen, so it was enough. I can’t imagine doing it to earn a living though.
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When I was old enough to be out of the house I was required to pick 70 lbs. of cotton a day.
I now know that was not a lot of cotton to pick. It was enough to keep me out of the house and teach me the value of work. It also put a little money in my pocket, which was fun.
I still remember the singing of the black people that were picking to feed their families. It was blues and it was beautiful. I
