. Citrus fruits; an account of the citrus fruit industry, with special reference to California requirements and practices and similar conditions . acity of the houses varies from one to twenty carsa day. The associations which are affiliated with the Exchangeenjoy the privilege of buying ranch and packing-housesupplies through the Fruit Growers Supply Co. Thisis a non-profit cooperative organization through whichthe growers pool their orders at low cost. The Sup-ply Company has an authorized capital of one milliondollars and in 1914 did a business of $3,319, at anoperating expense to the
. Citrus fruits; an account of the citrus fruit industry, with special reference to California requirements and practices and similar conditions . acity of the houses varies from one to twenty carsa day. The associations which are affiliated with the Exchangeenjoy the privilege of buying ranch and packing-housesupplies through the Fruit Growers Supply Co. Thisis a non-profit cooperative organization through whichthe growers pool their orders at low cost. The Sup-ply Company has an authorized capital of one milliondollars and in 1914 did a business of $3,319, at anoperating expense to the members of f of one cent oneach dollar of business transacted. CHAPTER XVI PICKING AXD PACKING LEMONS The picking and packing of lemons differs radicallyfrom that of oranges as described in the previous chapter. Lemons are usu-ally picked fromten to twelvetimes a year, theheaviest pickingscoming in ^Nlarchand April andthe lightest inAugust and Sep-tember. It is apeculiar and un-fortunate factthat the heavypickings come ata time of yearwhen there is lit-tle demand forlemons and theHghtest pickingscome during thepicnic andlemonade season,302. Picking and Packing Lemons 303 when the demand is greatest. For this reason the properstorage of spring lemons becomes one of the importantfunctions of the lemon packing-house. The following typical example of an actual yield of a 9jacre mature lemon orchard of mixed Eurekas and Lisbonsgrowhig near Covina, Los Angeles County, gives a goodcomparison of the various pickings: Record of Lemon Pickings. Season 1910-11Orchard of Mr. N. D. Mussey Pool Date Lug-boxes Pounds 1 Sept. 19 76 3,698 2 Oct. 19 60 2,880 3 Nov. 17 289 13,852 4 Jan. 3 520 24,470 5 Feb. 1 832 39,415 6 Alfir. 18 1,122 50,906 7 May 3 1,120 51,350 8 May 30 196 9,268 9 July 21 298 14,224 10 Aug. 30 52 2,506 Total 4,565 212,569 The method of picking lemons from the trees is much thesame as with oranges except that the use of the ring andconsequent searching about in the foliage am
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