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TABLE II. 

 Average Weights and Diameters of Samples. 



Locality 



Average 



weight in 



ounces 



.\veracp 

 minimum 

 diameter 

 In incties 



.^verape 

 ma.\lniura 

 diameter 

 in Indies 



Total 



number 



of samples 



from each 



locality 



TABLE III. 

 Observations on Balling, Acid, and Time to Ripen. 

 A. Pears from Sacramento. 



Date received, 191C 



Balling* 



when 

 received 



Acid i Balling 

 when \ when 

 received j ripe 



A cid 

 when 

 ripe 



Balling 



when 

 overripe 



Acid 

 when 



Days to 



ripen at 



20° C. or 



fi8° F. 



Average 



11.60 

 10.20 

 11.00 

 10.20 

 11.39 

 11.90 

 12.10 



12.10 



13.30 

 11.00 



14.50 



.34 

 .27 

 .27 

 .27 

 .31 

 .25 

 .25 



.35 

 .35 

 .37 

 .28 



12.02 



.30 



13.1 

 11.6 

 13.3 

 13.1 

 11.6 

 13.1 

 H.4 

 13.3 

 12.8 

 14.7 

 13.6 

 13.6 



12.9S 



.29 

 .25 

 .33 

 .33 

 .32 

 .32 

 .31 

 .30 

 .35 

 .28 

 .23 

 .34 



.29 



11.6 

 12.4 

 12.8 

 11.4 



.21 

 .22 

 .23 

 .26 



12.05 



.23 



11 

 11 

 11 

 13 



12 

 9 

 9 

 8 

 9 



10 



10 



Increase in Balling during ripening .91 



Decrease in acid during ripening .01 



Increase in Balling during ripening l.OS 



Decrease in acid during ripening .02 



C. Pears from Martinez. 



July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 July 



8 

 10 



18 

 22 



26. 



Average 



11.9 



13.3 

 12.8 

 12.8 

 13.3 



12.8 



.26 



.32 

 .27 

 .31 

 .26 



12.1 

 13.5 

 13.S 

 13.5 

 14.0 



.24 



.28 

 .30 

 .28 

 .35 



.29 



13.3 



.29 



12.6 

 12.6 



12.6 



.18 

 .19 



.185 



11 

 10 

 12 

 10 

 12 



11 



Increase in Balling during ripening .50 



Increase in acid during ripening .00 



♦Bailing means the per cent of sugar, etc., in the .iuice, and is determined in the same way that 

 the "sugar test" is made in grape juice. (See the Monthly Bulletin for August, 191C, pp. 20.3-29C.) 



