FORTY EIGHTH CALIFORNIA STATE FRUIT GROWERS' 



CONVENTION. 



The following is the program for the Forty-eighth California State Fruit 

 Growers' Convention, to be held at San Bernardino February 18 and 19, 1916, in 

 conjunction with the National Orange Show and under the auspices of the State 

 Commission of Horticulture. This will be a special citrus convention and should 

 be attended by every citrus grower in the State. 



There will also be a special meeting for the apple growers at San Bernardino 

 February 19th. J\Ir. Geo. P. Weldon, Chief Deputy State Commissioner of Horti- 

 culture,'will have charge of this meeting. The program for this session is appended. 



Friday, February 18, 9:30 A. M. 



Address of Welcome. 



Response. Dr. A. J. Cook, State Commissioner of Horticulture, Sacramento. 



Citrus Culture in Butte County. F. Mason, Oroville. 



Citrus Culture in Sacramento County 



W. W. HiNSEY, Fairoaks Fruit Company, Fairoaks. 



Citrus Culture in Tulare County. Hobart Webster, Porterville. 



Discussion of Certain Phases of Pomelo Culture. 



A. D. ShamEL, United States Department of Agriculture. 



Friday, February 18, 1 :30 P. M. 



The Value of a Good Brand. C. C. Chapman, Fullerton. 



The Valencia Orange. Byron Clarke, Paradise. 



Citrus Culture in Mexico. Professor D. L. Crawford, Pomona College, Claremont. 

 Why Citrus Growers Should Organize Clubs. V. V. LeRoy, Los Angeles. 



Friday, February 18, 7:30 P. M. 



Scale Control on Citrus Trees. 



Professor H. J. Quayle, Citrus Experiment Station, Riverside. 



Insects Injurious to the Citrus Tree. 



E. O. EssiG, University of California, Berkeley. 



Bird Friends and Mammal Pests of the Citrus Grower. 



H. C. Bryant, State Fish and Game Commission, Berkeley. 



Saturday, February 19, 9:30 A. M. 



Discussion of the Lemon. Program arranged by Mr. C. C. Teague. 



Lessons to be Learned from the Past Year's Experiences in the Lemon Business. 



C. C. TeaguE, Limoneira Company, Santa Paula. 



Renewing of Old Trees. J. D. CulbErtson, Limoneira Company, Santa Paula. 



Discussion led by A. D. ShamEL. 



Pruning of Young Lemon Trees. W. H. FlEET, Sespe. 



Discussion led by Mr. S. B. Hampton, of Corona. 



Sources of Unnecessary Decay. R. L. Wiei.its, Corona. 



Discussion led by G. W. Hosford, of San Dimas. 



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