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Citrus Talks-The Future Of The Orange Industry, Charles C. Chapman Nov 1914

Citrus Talks-The Future Of The Orange Industry, Charles C. Chapman

Charles C. Chapman Citrus Speeches

This is a speech read before the State Horticultural Convention in Los Angeles. Mr. Chapman offered the following observations about the future of the orange industry--that cost saving methods must be employed in the labor of handling and marketing of the fruit in order to compete with foreign markets. He also predicted that scientific methods may not only assist in finer and more uniform crops, but also in finding ways to make use of the byproducts of the orange. Increasing the export market for the orange will increase revenues and the opeing of the Panama Canal should assist with exporting …


Citrus Talks-Citrus League, Charles C. Chapman May 1914

Citrus Talks-Citrus League, Charles C. Chapman

Charles C. Chapman Citrus Speeches

In this speech Chapman details the history and some of the accomplishments of the Citrus League. He also speaks some about the decline in interest in agriculture amongst the younger generation.


Citrus Talks-Citrus Growers Problems, Charles C. Chapman Jan 1914

Citrus Talks-Citrus Growers Problems, Charles C. Chapman

Charles C. Chapman Citrus Speeches

An article written for New York Fruit Bulletin delineating two main problems encounted by California citrus growers--overproduction and the influx of imported fruit due to the reduction of the tariff. Mr. Chapman also wonders what benefits will be reaped from shipping California citrus fruit through the Panama Canal.