The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-19
FIGS ARE PACKED
IN FIVE METHODS
LAYER, LOCUM, PULLED, MACARONl
AND NATURAL, ACCORDING TO
EXPERT ON TRADE.
TAKE THREE DAYS TO DRY.
Rpen by Beginning of August and Drop
to Ground, Whence They Are Gath
cred in Buckets

The liz tree grows almost wild, ald re.
quircs very little cultivation. Although
certain varieties are grown in various
parts of the world, those of Asiatic Iur-
key, commonly called Smyrna figs, for
the reason that they are packed and
shipped from Smyrna, are the best. The
growing district is i'll the province Villa
ycu of Adm, the plantations extending
from Ayassoluk to Ortachi, Il valley over
100 miles long, spreading far on both
sides of the line of the Ottoman rail
way, which runs through it, aitording
direct transportation from the interior.
The figs ripcn 10y the beginning of .Au-
gust They are not picked, but when
they reach a certain maturity they begin
to dry, and consequently they drop on
the ground, says The Premier Enquirer.
In the morning everybody on the plaEul-
tous goes around with buckets gathering
the fruit. which they carry to Il certain
place where the ground is covered with
dry leaves aud straw tscrgeU, and ON
which they spread the fruit exposing 1t
| 10 the sun, allowing II to remain there
from two To three days.
1t takes about three days to dry the
! fix if north winds prevail as the atmos-
phere IS then very dry. II, however,
westerly winds are blowing. winch
means heavy dew at night, the fruit
must remain exposed to the sun from
i've TO seven days. This is another dan
gerouS period, rs rain, or even show
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The natural packing means hgS packed
m their ordinary shapes M hllN, either
IN quarter or nan hundred bags. Gen
orally the common grades and also the
refuse, which means the igs that can.
not bc used for packing, ar" put IN bag,
IN their natural state and arc bought by
grinders for baking and confectionery
Since a few years, however, large guam
titles of fine grades are imported as nat
urals in hfty.pound boxes and ARE re
packed here either in baskets or jars
Some also ara imported in macaruu or
Colouna for the same purpose. This