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AGRICULTURE 



of the South and Southwest. Improvement in transporta- 

 tion and the use of refrigerator cars make it possible to 

 deliver these subtropical fruits to any part of the country 

 in perfect condition. The citrus fruit industry is a highly 

 specialized business, and requires high-grade intelligence, 

 scientific knowledge and good business management. 



Citrus orchard territory. Florida and California are 

 recognized as our leading citrus fruit states. The whole 



Fruit farms and orchards, Southwest. 



southern tier of states is developing the industry success- 

 fully, however, and some of them bid fair to rival the two 

 mother states. There are to be found large and profitable 

 orchards of oranges, grapefruit, limes and lemons in the 

 southern portions of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louis- 

 iana, Alabama and Georgia. 



The orange. The orange came originally from Asia, 

 but now it is a native of nearly every country where a 

 tropical or subtropical climate prevails. It is highly de- 



