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. 
Serious injury is caused by bruising and by the twigs and other debris accumulating on the 
floor of the hopper. 
Fig. 2.— Antiquated Machinery for Grading and Sizing the Fruit. 
Note that 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. 
