. Scientific American Volume 88 Number 12 (March 1903). CALIFORNIA OLIVES. WILD OLIVE TREES AT LANCASTER, CAL. ) 1903 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, INC. 2IO Scientific American March 21, 1903. and others may be seen on the ground. Each pickercarries a canvas open bag suspended in front of him,about the neck, and a good picker should pick fourhundred pounds per day. Some use ladders; otherspick from platforms on the wagons which are drivenalong. After the picking the olives are subjected to adrying or evaporating process, and now the orchard-ist is confronted with the most delicate part of hiswork, the
. Scientific American Volume 88 Number 12 (March 1903). CALIFORNIA OLIVES. WILD OLIVE TREES AT LANCASTER, CAL. ) 1903 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, INC. 2IO Scientific American March 21, 1903. and others may be seen on the ground. Each pickercarries a canvas open bag suspended in front of him,about the neck, and a good picker should pick fourhundred pounds per day. Some use ladders; otherspick from platforms on the wagons which are drivenalong. After the picking the olives are subjected to adrying or evaporating process, and now the orchard-ist is confronted with the most delicate part of hiswork, the making of olive oil. In the olden days thecrusher or mill was a conspicuous feature of everymission, and that of San Fernando is still in good con-dition, while the ruin of the old mill of San Gabrielis one cf the points of interest in the San GabrielValley. The temperature of the drier is not over 130deg., and so arranged that the work is completed intwo days. The drier itself has a capacity equal tothe production of the grove, that of one orchard be
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