Calendar of Operations (cont.) 



Fumigating : None 



Thinning Fruit: May, when apples 3/4" in diameter. 

 Spraying : January • February - Lime sulphur, or oil 



emulsion. 

 April, 2 sprayings for codling moth and 



milder/ (sometimes scab). 



Harvest- 

 Time : Gravenstein - July 25 - August 15. 



Newtown - September 15 - November 1. 

 Bell flower - September 1 - October 1. 

 Method : Picked by hand into lug boxes. 



Preparing for Market: Sorted and packed into 44# boxes (net) each, 



apples being wrapped in papers for fancy fruit. 

 3 loose boxes gives two packed boxes. 



^ of Different Grades - 



By-Products- Gulls sold for drying, cider and vinegar. 



Commercial Sections- 



El Dorado 



Monterey 



Nevada 



Placer 



San Bernardino 



San Diego 



Santa Cruz 



Sonoma 



