FOREWORD. 



The Forty-ninth Fruit Growers Convention held at Napa on Novem- 

 ber 15, 16 and IT. 1916, was one of the best horticultural meetings of 

 recent .years. The program was somewhat unique in that practically 

 every topic dealt with some phase of the marketing problem, and the 

 most competent horticulturists in the state were called upon to take 

 part in the discussions. The University of California, the State Com- 

 mission .Market, the State Viticultural Commission and fruit growers 

 organizations cooperated to the fullest extent, and to these institutions 

 was due in a large measure the success of the convention. 



The printing fund for the State Horticultural Commission is not 

 sufficient to provide for the publication of the report of this convention 

 separately, and it has therefore been made a special number of the 

 Monthly Bulletin. Even with this arrangement the strictest economy 

 has been practiced, and most of the discussions following the reading 

 of papers have been eliminated entirely, as well as the invocation, 

 address of welcome, response to address of welcome, opening remarks 

 of each session, etc. The report contains the address of each person 

 scheduled on the program and in addition some very important discus- 

 sions without which the report would be incomplete. 



It is with a sense of deep gratification that this reporl is ^iven to the 

 public, knowing that it contains information which will have a perma- 

 nent value in the horticultural literature of the state, and knowing that 

 the series of valuable annual reports since the beginning of California 

 fruit growers conventions has not been broken. 



G. H. Hecke. 

 State Commissioner of Horticulture. 



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