Devon Wright, 53, of the Parish of Manchester, Jamaica, sets up his ladder while picking apples at Giles Family Farm in Alfred.

Devon Wright, left, and Darold Howell, 60, of the Parish of Clarendon, Jamaica, pick apples at Giles Family Farm in Alfred.

Devon Wright holds fast to his bucket of apples while bringing them down the ladder. Pickers average 75 to 100 bushels per day.

Devon Wright drives a tractor full of apple bins in the orchard at Giles Family Farm in Alfred. Wright has come from Jamaica to work there for the last 16 seasons.

Devon Wright carries a ladder through the orchard while picking at Giles Family Farm in Alfred. He says the apple cider is one of the best parts of the job.

Freshly picked apples fill a bin at Giles Family Farm in Alfred.