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Yet one more selection process.   
   

Yet one more selection process.

The grapefruit on the left are fancy, and any many will get shipped out in gift boxes, like the Fruit of the Month boxes, etc. This plant has a shipment department also, that sends gift boxes all over the world. Lots of the fancy ones will be wrapped in tissue paper to be sent...ooolala! They will also have a sticker applied. See how shiny they are? They've been sprayed with wax to keep them from drying out. (That's true of all of them, not just the A+ers!)(The grading scale is mine, not the plant's~~clever, huh?!)
Tour Day: Citrus plant

February 22nd 2010
(Shining Light Ministries) I’ve mentioned that we are in the heart of citrus country, and today we were fortunate enough to be able to tour a citrus handling plant, right here in Mission. (There are six in this valley, not counting the private growers who market their own.) The plant owns its own orchard, one of which surrounds it, but it also contracts with other growers…think Sidney Sugar ... read more
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American Flag Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
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