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permit leaves, twigs, etc., to fall: through. Packing trollies with 
cases set at a convenient angle for quick packing, and a tray hold- 
ing the wrapping paper and the packer’s ticket or number are also 
shown; also the packed cases ready to nail down. 
Interior Citrus Packing House, Harvey. 
Curing or Lemons 
Oranges and lemons must undergo a preliminary process of 
euring before they are packed and shipped to distant markets. 
Whenever possible, cittus fruits should be picked in dry 
weather, but this is not always practicable with us when they chiefly 
ripen during the rainy winter months; should they be wet, they 
must be dried before packing. 
When picking for long storing, only those fruits which are free 
from blemishes should be chosen; any thorn prick or scaly fruit will 
have a very poor chance of keeping. Some pickers are even so 
careful that they keep their nails well trimmed. Each fruit is 
individually clipped off the branch by means of specially constructed 
lemon clippers with blunt blade tips and a spring like those on 
secateurs; a knife at times grazes the fruit and causes it to rot. 
The fruit, when picked, is placed either in baskets or a waist 
sack, and carefully transferred to the sweat boxes. Before sweat- 
