Cirtus fruits under irragation (1914) (20465574260)

Title: Cirtus fruits under irragation
Identifier: cirtusfruitsunde00scra (find matches)
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture
Publisher: Scranton : International Textbook Co.
Contributing Library: Penn State University
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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00 §Z5 ⢠/-** â »â 1 l^iiJ^Ub TKUiiv-^ UlNUll/K iKKlUAllUlN 25 24 which the fruit is packed for market, trucks for carrying the boxes to and from the sorting bins, or hoppers; washing tanks and brushes for cleaning the fruit; elevators and belts for con- veying the fruit to the different machines; automatic weighing and recording scales; machines used for testing the presence of frosted fruit; belts for carrying the boxes; presses for cov- ering the boxes; in fact, about every kind of practical device that has been invented for handling the fruit can be found in a modem packing house. Fig. 18 is a drawing showing an interior view of an orange packing house in California. From the illustration, some idea of the size and the factory-like appearance can be gained. Numerous manufacturers in the citrus-producing regions of California make a specialty of supplying and installing packing-house equipment, and an association, grower, or packer will have no difficulty in securing the right kind of equipment for installation. 34. Cleaning the Fruit.âMuch of the fruit that arrives at the packing house is dirty or covered with fungi or scales that can be removed. In order to improve the appearance, the fruit is washed and brushed. Machines are on the market that do this work automatically. The fruit is dumped into a tank of water from which it is carried past brushes that rub the surface of each fruit. Some of these machines handle the fruit more roughly than others, and in making a selection of cleaning machinery this matter should receive considerable attention. In Fig. 19 a modern brushing device for cleaning oranges is illustrated. This machine consists of three rows of revolving brushes. The oranges work slowly through the machine in two rows, as shown in the illustration. A spray of water is forced down on the fruit from the pipe shown at the

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