Babson Park. Mass , April n.— When a very small boy I remember my father driving bis horse and buggy to Salem. 15 miles away, to ret an orange for his very sick aunt. Those were the days when no Christmas was complete unless we found a" orange in the toe of the st eking which we hung by the fire side before going to bed on Christ mas Eve. I remember later one orange was given by the public school principal as a reward for having perfect attendance for the entire school year Growth of the Orange Industry In 19(H) the entire state of Florida produced Only 1.000.000 boxes of oranges. In 1923. when I first came to Florida, production was only 10.000.0000 boxes This year it will be 95.000.0000 or 100.0000000 boxes. With babies continuing to be given orange Juice as their first food and w th continued heavy advertising, nothing can stop the demand for o'ange .mice Furthermore, there have been great improvements and developments in the indusry. When I first came to Florida win ters only, "whole fruit" was shipped out of the state and sold. Then, about 25. years ago, the co-opera tives were developed and some orange juice was then canned. This, however, always had a little bitter taste. Some 10 years ago the "frozen concentrate" was invented. This gives exactly the same taste as the fresh juice and has greatly increased the consumption of orange juice as well as the health of the entire nation. The American Habit Most orange juice is drunk just before breakfast. This means that the frozen concentrate must be mixed with water and thoroughly melted some, ten minutes before

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