The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-30
SUPPLEMENTAL CIRCULAR.
MONARCH OF ORANGE AND lie MON GROVES

Jones Combined Orange and Lemon
Size".
In September I made an extended visit
among the orange groves and packing
houses of Florida, and was struck with
the idea, that if a more expeditions way
than by picking up each orange separate
ly could be devised, asserting them at the
same time of sizing, such an arrangement
would be desirable. While at the Belai1
Grove, near Sanford, temporarily ad
justed the sizer there (Which, by the way
[ heard Mr.. Houston, the superintendent
say was saving him $4.00 day sizing
his lemOns), and tried an experiment with
it to see what could be accomplished to-
wards asserting into four qualities
bright, russetts, golden russetts and
faulty, and sizing the two former quail
ties at the same time.
The experiment proved a success; and
while we did not have a mixture of fruit
in sufficient quantity to tell exactly how
many boxes [ could assort and size in a
day, enough was developed to convince
both Mr.. Houston and myself that could
do it (using his language) ''faster thar
any orange grove in Florida will ever
furnish the oranges, or than any set o
packers can pack them"
Since my return home. have with great
care remodel my spouting, arranged a
set of conductors convenient for either
boxes or bins, and made several little aJ
ditions, without complicating the ma
chine in the least, thus converting my sizel
into a COMBINED ASSORTER AND
SIZER, which [ know covers the ground
and meets the requirements ofall, whether
In Florida, California, or elsewhere, thus
adding new lustre to the well-earned rep
utation of my sizer.
AS sizer, it's great capacity is in nc
wise lessened, (from 800 to 1000 loose
boxes day, depending upon how evenly
fed) as many if not more than all five ot
the leading machines in Florida combined
AS an Assorter and Sizer combined, it
will assert into two, three, CT even four
qualities, and size the brights and rus
setts all at one operation, delivering the
brights on one side and the russets on the
other and very much faster than any ma
chine advertised in Florida can simply
size.
While it will do more rapid work when
simply sizing, to deliver the oranges on
both sides, it is so arranged as to deliver
on either. In this case it is only necessa.
ry to run one roller or one-half of the ma
chine, to do much more than double the
work of any sizer advertised in Florida
1t is my candid opinion, based upon my
experiment at the Belair Grove, and my
experience with my Peach Assorters, that
in ten hours | can easily assert and size
1000 boxes, should the russets not run
over 25 per cent, making four qualities,
and sizing the brights into Sore sizes (or
less if desired) all at one operation.
do not have to pick up the oranges
one by one when asserting with my ma
chine as do others. They are poured in
by the box iull, and being spread out, and
rolling over and over on fiat surface
Immediately in front of the operator, where
he has absolute control of them, accounts
for the rapidity OF the work, which after
an hours practice, will astonish one who
has never witnessed the operation, and
convince the most skeptical that Jones'
head is level on the sizer question, and
that his machine is the most complete,
convenient and decidedly the cheapest one
in the field. Twenty-Five of the combined
machines will leave here this week for Flor
ida, and others will follow when ordered.
Orange growers will make a great mis-
take by purchasing, foreseeing my com
bined machine. Call upon my agents and
see photograph.
For futher particulars address
JOHN A. JONES,
YORK. Pa