Show Pollination by Wasps Wn p Saved California Figs Fig The California fig crop was saved by bythe bythe the action of ot a n Fresno farmer who had laid out tut a n GO acre fl fig orchard and vh who was vas unable to gather a crop aop The trees had d all the time ap appearance of ot health but the fruit failed to properly develop elop George C Reeding was waR In this predicament predicament ment and to solve his difficulty he made fl a trip to Smyrna He found that It was the custom of ot the growers there thereto thereto thereto to gather wormy wonny fruit trait from the wild vond fig tr trees es and hang It among the cultivated tre trees Little wasps from the wormy vonny fruit were ere essential to pollinate the cultivated UltI orchard He Imported some of the wild trees and went nt the same procedure and the effect upon his orchard was magical The fhe result Is that the growing fig In- In In Industry Is now nm an Important one |