Show CITRUS fRUIT I STAPLE PRODUCT Orange Consumption 22 Boxes in 1921 I t. t LOS ANGELES FeW Feb 0 r l lf United Press No No longer is the orange a freak fruit given to the tho children at at Christmas and put on the table only I Ion I on extraordinary occasions according j to reports of ot the California ers ers' exchange N Last year the American Merican public consumed consumed con con- over over boxes of oranges As for the lemon boxes were bought by the public which represents represents represents rep rep- resents some considerable quantity o of lemonade The size of ot the Industry and Its meaning to California can be seen Inthe in inthe inthe the fact that a res are planted in oranges bearing and the lemon I and grapefruit orchards bring this total tota I acreage well up over acres Altogether California's citrus shipments ship hip ments totalled carloads sold at atIt ata a It total cost of of ot which amount went back to the producers and to freight and refrigeration These results were ob obtained ob ob- tamed despite the tho general business depression depression de de- de- de and th the bad condition of the lemon industry last winter when many thousands of boxes of lemons were not nol picked because of the poor market but were left to rot under the trees as fer ter- t |