Southern California; . ^ fertilizers from time to time and the trees are trimmedwith great regularity and uniformity. As the orange ripens throughout the winter monthsat varying intervals, fruit is being constantly pickedand carried to the packing houses at this season. Bothwhite and Japanese labor is employed in this work, butthe cultivating, plowing and general care of the trees isas a rule done by the owner of the orchard. At thepacking houses, twenty-nine of which were in operationduring the past season, the oranges, which are broughtlooselj packed in boxes, are weighed and, if necessary,c
Southern California; . ^ fertilizers from time to time and the trees are trimmedwith great regularity and uniformity. As the orange ripens throughout the winter monthsat varying intervals, fruit is being constantly pickedand carried to the packing houses at this season. Bothwhite and Japanese labor is employed in this work, butthe cultivating, plowing and general care of the trees isas a rule done by the owner of the orchard. At thepacking houses, twenty-nine of which were in operationduring the past season, the oranges, which are broughtlooselj packed in boxes, are weighed and, if necessary,cleaned by groups of 5-oung men and women who scrub ?Jp
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