
Frank Carlson, front, partner with two brothers in the 79-year-old Carlson Orchards, in Harvard, Mass., examines ginger gold apples in a wagon at the orchard, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. As summer winds down in New England, apple-picking season is gearing up with growers forecasting a bumper crop. According to the U.S. Apple Association, the six-state harvest is expected to be about 14 percent higher than last year. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)