Bui. 63, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate V. 



Fig. 1.— Extreme Type of Large Hopper Formerly in Use, the Size Being Indi- 

 cated BY THE Size of the Mowing Machine at the Right. 



The fruit is emptied from outside through trap doors in the background, a wagonload at a time. 

 Senous injury is caused by bruising and by the twigs and other d(5bris accumulating on the 

 floor of the liopper. 



Fig. 2.— Antiquated Machinery for Grading and Sizing the Fruit. 



Kote tliat the sizing machine is being treadled by the grader. Note also the large hopper at 



the rear. 



INTERIOR VIEWS OF OLD ORANGE-PACKING HOUSES IN FLORIDA. 



