TY - JOUR AU - Billikopf, Gregory E. AU - Norton, Maxwell V. TI - Pay method affects vineyard pruner performance JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1992/09/01 VL - 46 IS - 5 SP - 12 EP - 13 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v046n05p12 AB - A new study indicates that vineyard pruners paid on a piece-rate basis tend to work more quickly than those paid by the hour. Pay method had little effect on pruning quality as perceived by growers, although crews paid by the hour did seem to do a slightly better job. Total pruning costs were also influenced by vine vigor and vineyard location.