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THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



In considering these data, it must be borne in mind that only those samples which 

 were picked on or before December 15 are considered in the case of Butte. Sacra- 

 mento. Placer. Solano, Fresno and Tulare counties, and that only samples picked 

 on or before February 15 are considered in the counties of southern California, 

 including Ventura. This division is made for the reason that, after careful considera- 

 tion of the data, it has been found that after these dates, practically all the fruit has 

 reached the 8-1 test, in the respective districts, and therefore should not be considered 

 in deciding the question. This materially increases the percentage of fruit passing the 

 sliding smiles over the percentage which would pass had all of the samples been 

 considered. 



The fact that no increase in the amount of fruit which could be shipped from a 

 district would be obtained by the introduction of these sliding scales may be due 

 to two reasons : First : A large percentage of the samples collected may have passed 

 the 8-1 standard. Districts of this type include Orange, San Bernardino and River- 

 side counties. There are subdistricts, however, where some increase in early shipment 

 would be permitted by the adoption of a sliding scale, which is not apparent when 

 the averages for the counties are considered. A striking case in point is the district 

 of Upland, where of the 41 samples examined before February 15 but 12 per cent 

 passed the 8-1 test ; while based on 13 per cent soluble solids, the number would have 



