The black smut which discolors oranges grown in many orchards has until lately been removed by washing the oranges before boxing them for shipment. Until a few weeks ago one shipper in Orange employed as many as fifteen men at one time in washing and drying the oranges. The operation was not only expensive, but there was reason to believe that it had a bad effect on the keeping qualities of the fruit. Now, however, the fruit is cleaned in this way : A barrel is swung on two uprights, and through a trap door on the side a quantity of dry sawdust and two or three boxes of oranges are poured. The door is then closed and the barrel revolved slowly for about fifteen minutes, when the oranges are taken out, not only cleansed of every discoloration, but polished and brightened to a most tempting degree. One man can now clean more oranges than five could by the washing system, and do it better. - Anaheim Gazette.