Archive image from page 211 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00cali Year: 1900 ( 204 STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. 'For labor I pay the following prices per day: For girls $1 00 For ordinary men's labor 1 25 For more experienced men 1 50 For foremen of the pickers in the orchard 1 75 For overseer in packing lemons 2 00 'The cost of handling lemons, as above, does not include anything for general overseer of the orchard, or for clerical help in the office.' B A. Woodford, Secretary and Manager of the Ontario Lemon Exchange, gave the same committee
Archive image from page 211 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00cali Year: 1900 ( 204 STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. 'For labor I pay the following prices per day: For girls $1 00 For ordinary men's labor 1 25 For more experienced men 1 50 For foremen of the pickers in the orchard 1 75 For overseer in packing lemons 2 00 'The cost of handling lemons, as above, does not include anything for general overseer of the orchard, or for clerical help in the office.' B A. Woodford, Secretary and Manager of the Ontario Lemon Exchange, gave the same committee a statement show- ing in detail the cost of a box of lemons from the tree to the car, as follows: Picking (Hauling calculated in orchard expenses)- $0 15 to $0 18 Exchange expense 20 Packing 08 Rent of plant ($5,000 investment) 08 Curing expense (labor) 15 Office and miscellaneous expense 14 Total expense to car, per box $0 80 to $0 83 Freight 100 Cost of selling, winter 12 Total cost per box, winter shipment $1 92 to |1 95 Summer Shipment. Winter shipment $1 92 to $ 1 95 Increased cost of selling (25c.)--- --- 13 Icing 229 Cost per box, summer shipment $2 279 to $2 309 Lemon Grove, Chula Vista.
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