. Culture of the citrus in California. California. Pomology; Citrus. THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA—THE CROP. 123 THE OEANGE CROP-GATHEEINQ, ETC. Picking.^Generally the fruit is not taken from the trees at one picking; the ripe fruit is first picked, thus lightening up the trees. The clean, bright-colored, smooth, fine-shaped, firm oranges always command the best prices. Fruit is handled with care. Growers find it an advantage to stem-cut (clip), rather than to pull the orange, as in pulling there is danger of tearing the skin. The fruit should not be packed fresh from the tree, as when so packed it
. Culture of the citrus in California. California. Pomology; Citrus. THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA—THE CROP. 123 THE OEANGE CROP-GATHEEINQ, ETC. Picking.^Generally the fruit is not taken from the trees at one picking; the ripe fruit is first picked, thus lightening up the trees. The clean, bright-colored, smooth, fine-shaped, firm oranges always command the best prices. Fruit is handled with care. Growers find it an advantage to stem-cut (clip), rather than to pull the orange, as in pulling there is danger of tearing the skin. The fruit should not be packed fresh from the tree, as when so packed it will heat and sweat in the box at an ordinary temperature, and, as the entire contents of the box become damp, there is great danger of rot and decay. The fruit should be picked into boxes and left in the packing-house three or four days, to allow the rind to shrink and lose its surplus moisture. Unless the weather is very cool oranges go through a natural sweat, in which the surplus moisture escapes and the rind becomes tough and pliable; many unseen imperfections, such as slight bruises, etc., will develop into spots, necessitating a more careful selection of the perfect fruit for market. Packing.—Packing oranges has almost been reduced to a fine art, and the following suggestions offered by experienced growers should be carefully followed: Use only the standard box, which is 11^x11^x26 inches, with a partition in the middle. It is of great importance in securing a perfect pack that the partition and ends of the box are, in their making, correctly placed. The sizes of oranges vary only one eighth of an inch in diameter, and the least irreg-. Orange tree properly 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 Lelong, Byron Martin, 1856-1901. Sacramento, A. J. Johnston, superintendent state p
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