. Culture of the citrus in California . Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. 204 STATE BOAKD OP 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 _ 150 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 ; B A. Woodford, Secretary and Manager of the Ontario Lemon Exchange, gave the same committee a statement show- ing in detail the cost of
. Culture of the citrus in California . Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. 204 STATE BOAKD OP 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 _ 150 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 ; 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 Rentof 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 1 00 Cost of selling, winter 12 Total cost per box, winter shipment $L 92 to .|1 95 Suvimer Shipment. Winter shipment $1 92 to $1 95 Increased cost of selling (25c.).._ 13 Icing 229 Cost per box, summer $2 279 to $2 309. Lemon Grove, Chula Vista,. 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 California. State Board of Horticulture; Lelong, Byron Martin, 1856-1901. Sacramento : State Printing
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