. Citrus fruits;. Citrus fruit industry; Citrus fruit industry. Picking and Packing Oranges 279 c. Fingernail scratches; all pickers should be required to wear soft cotton gloves which are made especially for the purpose and sold for from 60 to 85 cents a dozen pairs. d. Gravel scratches; sometimes a careless workman will throw an empty box from the distributing wagon in such a way that sand or gravel will be flirted into it. Before rilling a field box it should always be inverted and the bottom tapped to dislodge any grain of sand present. e. Nails in boxes ; in many cases nails have been fou
. Citrus fruits;. Citrus fruit industry; Citrus fruit industry. Picking and Packing Oranges 279 c. Fingernail scratches; all pickers should be required to wear soft cotton gloves which are made especially for the purpose and sold for from 60 to 85 cents a dozen pairs. d. Gravel scratches; sometimes a careless workman will throw an empty box from the distributing wagon in such a way that sand or gravel will be flirted into it. Before rilling a field box it should always be inverted and the bottom tapped to dislodge any grain of sand present. e. Nails in boxes ; in many cases nails have been found protruding on the inside of field boxes, and their points rusted by pricking into perfectly good oranges. /. Thorn scratched and dropt fruit; often with thorny varieties considerable care is needed to extricate interior fruit from the brush without scratching it. No fruit which is dropped should be picked up, as it is almost sure to Fig. 96. — Tuttle fruit clippers with rounded points. The clippers now used are a great improvement over the old styles. They have rounded points, and in certain types, cup-shaped blades. Most fruit should be double clipped, that is, the fruit is separated from the branch. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Coit, John Eliot, 1880- [from old catalog]. New York, The Macmillan company
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