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CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



Headers. It is necessary that the fruit should be 

 absolutely tight and solid. To this end, it is quite 

 essential that the fruit stand one-half to three-quarters 

 of an inch, depending on the size of the fruit, above the 

 sides of the box when packed. Then when the head is 

 placed on and pressed down, the fruit will not jostle or 

 shift in transit, provided it has been well cured. 



Various types of headers or presses are in common 

 use. Most of these are home-made and quite simple in 

 construction. Two different types are shown in figures 

 95 and 96. 



The first of these is 

 used, and was made by 

 a blacksmith, accord- 

 ing to plans provided 

 by Mr. P. J. Bayley, of 

 Largo, Fla. The box 

 is placed on the frame 

 under the curved up- 

 rights. The strip hoop, 

 which until now has 

 been tacked down, is 

 loosened and the head 

 or cover is placed in 

 position. The foot is 

 placed on the lever 

 attached to the spring 

 shown in the illustra- 

 tion. The whole top 

 frame then moves 



down on to the box as the foot is passed down. A set of 

 notches catch and hold the lever, thus sustaining the 

 pressure on the cover. Three cross-pieces between the 



Fig. 95. Header, or press, used by P. J. 

 Bayley,Largro, Fla. 



