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CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



by putting ends of hoops at longitudinal center or sides 

 over the heads. Nail with two nails. The hoops pro 

 jecting opposite from where the operator stands. Turn 

 box over towards operator. Put on side No. 2. Bend 

 hoops down and put four nails in heads. Two nails in 

 center piece, about one and a half inches from edge of 

 box, and should be so nailed as to be easily removed. Turn 

 box toward operator, place on side No. 3, bend down 

 hoops, put in four nails, ends and center piece. Turn box 

 toward operator. Bend hoops neatly over the open side 

 and fasten at place of beginning on side No. 1, with one 



r^ nail half driven in. 



Then this can be 

 easily drawn when 

 box is full and side 

 No. 4 put on just as 

 side No. 3. No. 4 

 becomes the bottom 

 of the box and No. 2 

 the top for opening." 



In making boxes 

 with the frame illus- 

 trated in Fig. 93, the 

 three sides and the 

 strips or hoops are 

 put on as described 

 above, after which 

 the box is drawn off 

 the frame and the 

 loose end of the 



strips is then temporarily tacked down. 



When large quantities of fruit are to be handled, it 



is well to have a considerable number of boxes made up 



in advance of the picking season. 



Fig. 93. A,table for making citrus boxes. 

 B, a frame used for the same purpose. 



