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Shelf number: 032238.

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Tung trees have been cultivated commercially in Florida since 1923. The nut of the tung tree produces a water-proof oil and the quick-drying properties of tung oil make it extremely valuable in the manufacture of some paints, lacquers, varnishes, water-proofing materials and a host of other products.

Accompanying note: "Hand labor is still used extensively in harvesting the fallen tung nuts. Crew is paid by piece -- buckets filled as tabbed by crew foreman."