Calendar of Operations after Maturity (cont.) 



Fertilizing : Cover crops if soil lacks body. 



Cultivation : Plow deeply in February and after irrigating 

 v/ork down. ' Cultivate all summer from 

 April to November at monthly intervals. 



Fumigating : None 



Thinning Fruit : None 



Harvest - 



Time : July - October 



Method: By shaking trees and knocking off with poles 12' to 20' 



long, striking tree with square blow. Caught 

 on duck sheets, used in pairs, 14' x 28' in 

 size, or on two wagons made for the purpose. 



Preparing for Market: Hulled by machine, dried in trays, sulphured 



fto bleach) and sacked. 



^ of Different Grades - 



/^ of 1st grade runs very high. 



Yields- 

 Good : 120Q# 

 Usual : 700# 



By-Products- None 



Commercial Sections- 



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