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THE KADOTA FIG 



Kadota Fig*. Planted March, 1013. Photographed Dee. 4, 11)17 



per pound for all he picked, everything worked smoothly and careless pickers 

 were weeded out and best men retained. 



Packing 



Experience is required -to pack successfully for Eastern shipments in re- 

 frigerator cars with grapes or other fresh fruits. 



Place figs in airy part of car far removed from the ice. They mold 

 badly if on or against ice. Circulating air is preserving medium for fresh 

 figs in transit. 



In packing-shed girls should use care in handling figs. Once picked up, 

 each fig should be placed immediately in box, either for local cannery or 

 more select fruit for the Eastern shipments. 



The standard box view shown on page 32 is used for one layer fruit of 

 larger sizes. It contains 8 to 1 pounds net, according to size of figs used. 

 A layer of waxed paper is placed under and over the fruit. Five of these 

 boxes are covered and crated together when ready for refrigerator car. 



The less classy figs of every other size are placed in deeper boxes without 

 regard, and delivered to your canner, by express or by auto truck with auxiliary 

 springs attached to fahe bottom of truck to minimize the jar and fret in 

 transportation. This false bottom is light and removable from truck and is 

 a wonder in saving the fruit. The canners separate sizes according to their 

 requirements. All soft and over-ripe figs are classed as seconds and are 

 packed for cannery in separate lug boxes and labeled as such and bring about 

 one-half the price of the solid figs. The girls become expert in the 

 selection of the three grades of figs, and if they are careless they should be 



