444 THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



The Eight to One Test in Fresno County. — The enforcement of the 

 eight to one standard law on oranges, passed by the board of super- 

 visitors in Fresno County last October, like the enforcement of the 

 grape standardization law, has shown that a certain amount of green 

 and unfit fruit has been shipped out of California. The inspectors 

 are required to turn down fruit every day that would undoubtedly 

 be shipped if inspection were not conducted. In nearly every case 

 the shippers made no protest when condemnation took place, admit- 

 ting that condemnations were necessary. 



Nevertheless, the writer finds the eight to one test, as applied to 

 oranges in Fresno County, unsatisfactory for the following general 

 reasons : There are varieties of oranges that will not reach the eight 

 to one standard. The acreage of these varieties is not large, but the 

 growers should not be absolutely prevented from shipping until their 

 trees are grafted over to sweet varieties. Some localities do not 

 produce fruit that is sweet enough to reach the eight to one test, and 

 at the same time the oranges will be well colored, and apparently 

 mature. This condition is possibly due to lack of cultivation or 

 other unfavorable conditions. 



The one month and a half campaign with the eight to one test in 

 Fresno County was such as to cause the writer to believe more strongly 

 in the standardization of fruits, and it emphasized the need of edu- 

 cating the growers in standardization, and to the necessity of packing, 

 honestly, only fruit that is fit for consumption. — Fred P. Roullard. 



