THE MONTI I LV HULLKTIN. 



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j)ic1<int;' raiirifiirs is to hnvo a man jjo up into the tree willi a laddci'. and 

 liiidin<4' tlu' sui't ones, wliicli arc ripe, di-op lliciii 1o lln' <:foinid. Capi'i- 

 figs, like other figs, do not niatnrc all at one time Al'tci- tlio tree has 

 been gone over, the figs should he picked np from the ground as quickly 

 as possililo, as thoy sliould not 1)0 exposed very long to the hot sun. 



The hi'st time for picking cai)ri(igs is from two o'clock in the aft(;)-- 

 noon until dark. Then, aI)out four o'clock in the morning, distribute 

 them in the orchard. This work must be completed l)efore the day gets 

 warm. ])ri()r to nine o'clock, as the insects liegin to come out at about tliis 

 time and continue to issue for three; houi's after that. Aftci* nine o'clock 

 they should not be disturbed, as the insects will likely be destroyed. A 

 peculiar characteristic of the capri is that after twelve o'clock at noon 

 tli(^ insects cease to issue. This is the reason tliat tlie eaprifigs should lie 



Fig. 12. — Figs dry partially on the trees and fall to the ground, from which 

 they are picked up every few days and taken in lug boxes to tlie drying yard. 

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picked in the afternoon and distributed early in the morning. The cost 

 of picking and distributing the eaprifigs in the orchard and into the 

 baskets, as often as is necessary, will not exceed one dollar per acre. 



Oaprifigs are i)laced in wire baskets made with :|-inch wire mesh, 

 4 inches wide and 10 inches deep, with a hook made from galvanized 

 wire, which makes it easily removable from the tree. In the fifth year, 

 when the Smyrna trees liegin to bear profitably, apply five eaprifigs to 

 each tree once a week for three weeks. As the trees get older, the 

 number of capri must be increased as follows : 



5th jear 



Cth year 



Tth year 



Sth year 



9tli year 



lOtli year 



11th year 



12th year 



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