. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. 48 r'TH^PTTQ TTDTTTn^C 8 ^/ these times it will be learned that Florida fruit is on the market from October or November until May or June. In the other gulf-eoast states where the Satsuma orange is largely grown the season is usually from Oetober to the middle of January. The tendency in the past has been to pick some of the earHer varieties and place them on the market before they were fully ripe, but of recent years the government has ruled that under the pure-food law such fruit is misbranded. The state of Florida has also made
. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. 48 r'TH^PTTQ TTDTTTn^C 8 ^/ these times it will be learned that Florida fruit is on the market from October or November until May or June. In the other gulf-eoast states where the Satsuma orange is largely grown the season is usually from Oetober to the middle of January. The tendency in the past has been to pick some of the earHer varieties and place them on the market before they were fully ripe, but of recent years the government has ruled that under the pure-food law such fruit is misbranded. The state of Florida has also made laws about this matter, and as a result of both the government and the state law, the shipping of immature fruit is not practiced so much at present as it was in the 55. Fig. 27 Need of Careful Handling of Fruit.—Although an orange or a grape- fruit does not show an injury as quickly as do most other kinds of fruit, nevertheless citrus fruits are easily injured by careless handling. Too much attention can- not be given to the proper handHng of the fruit when remov- ing it from the tree. Bruises, clipper cuts, fingernail scratches, and all such injuries cause pre- mature decay of the fruit and, in addition, they detract from the appearance and make it sell for a less price than uninjured fruit. The best growers are con- tinually on the lookout for im- proved methods and equipment for handling the fruit, including picking receptacles, fruit clip- pers, wagons, and all such appliances that will lessen the chance of damaging the fruit. Many growers require pickers to wear cotton gloves to prevent the fingernails from scratching the 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 Scranton : International Textbook Co.
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