. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. HARVESTING THE CROP AND PREPARING IT FOR MARKET. 95 HULLING. Nuts which fail to free themselves from the shell at the time of falling from the tree (called •'• sticktights'') are hulled by hand or put through a machine similar to a corn sheller (fig. 24). For a large quantity the machine method is quicker and cheaper than the hand method. Sticktights are usually due to want of water just prior to ripening. In dry seasons, where possible, a moderate ajDplication of water should be given the trees just before the hulls complete their growth. This tr
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. HARVESTING THE CROP AND PREPARING IT FOR MARKET. 95 HULLING. Nuts which fail to free themselves from the shell at the time of falling from the tree (called •'• sticktights'') are hulled by hand or put through a machine similar to a corn sheller (fig. 24). For a large quantity the machine method is quicker and cheaper than the hand method. Sticktights are usually due to want of water just prior to ripening. In dry seasons, where possible, a moderate ajDplication of water should be given the trees just before the hulls complete their growth. This treatment promotes plumpness of the hulls, which in consequence separate freely from the Fig. 2i.—nulling and sortint? I'orsian waJnuLs near Santa Barbara, Cal. The nuts travel on endless belts directly from these operations to the drying trays. ASSORTING. Having passed the grader, Avhich separates them into two grades, the nuts are next more or less closely hand picked. This assorting operation removes ill-formed, discolored, sunburned, and blighted nuts, and those with broken or perforated shells. In some instances, especiallv when the crop is wholh^ prepared at home, the hand picking is done while the nuts are passing over the grader. In the smaller processing plants assorting, generally performed according to a very liberal view of what constitutes standard grades, is done at any stage from grading to sacking as convenience suggests. PROCESSING. When commercially considered the southern California crop is usually processed, because under present demands for a bleached 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 United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Washington Govt. Print. Off
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