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Title: Factors governing the successful shipment of oranges from Florida
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Stubenrauch, A. V. (Arnold Valentine), 1871-1917 Ramsey, H. J. (Henry John), 1881- Tenny, Lloyd S. (Lloyd Stanley), 1876-
Subjects: Oranges Transportation
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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b a I * cc o ai g a ^ 2 O 0_ Sh I 5 °? s o u < .c SHIPMENT OF ORANGES FROM FLORIDA. 17 to the packing box. A sharp, ragged fragment of stem projecting from the orangewill injure all the fruit with which it comes in contact in the picking bag, field box,brusher, washer, or packing bin. When it is considered that long stems are probablythe most common imperfections found in the work of the Florida crews, the importanceof giving particular attention to the picking becomes apparent. In most instancesit is impossible to avoid leaving long stems, unless the so-called double cut is made.This means that the fruit is first severed from the tree with a stem half an inch long,which is trimmed off when the fruit is held in the hands of the picker. This enablesthe workman to cut closely and carefully without danger of clipper cutting, and atthe same time it prevents him from throwing or shooting the fruit into the pickingreceptacle. Actual experience shows that it requires very little more tim

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