6 BULLETIN 993, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 1. — Composition of Eureka lemons grown in various sections of California — 



Continued. 



San Fernando (Tree 13). 



Sam- 

 ple 



No. 



Month 

 picked. 



Color. 



Thickness of 

 peel. 



Specific 

 gravity 

 of fruit. 



Oil in 



fruit, by 

 weight. 



Oil per 

 ton of 

 fruit. 



Acid in 



fruit. 



Acid 

 per ton 



of fruit. 



Acid in 

 juice. 



631 

 678 



Nov 



Dec 



Jan 



Feb 



Mar 



Apr 



May 



June 



July 



Aug 



Oct 



LG 



LG 



LG 



LG 



LY 



LY 



Medium 



Thin 



0. 9332 

 .9279 

 .9124 

 .9262 

 .9234 

 .9312 

 .9617 

 . 9530 

 .9513 

 .9508 

 .9470 

 .9730 



Per cent. 

 0.57 

 .60 

 .57 

 . 55 

 .54 

 .58 

 .61 

 .53 

 .50 

 .47 

 .62 

 .64 



Pounds. 

 11.4 

 12.0 

 11.4 

 11.0 

 10.8 

 11.6 

 12.2 

 10.6 

 10.0 

 9.4 

 12.3 

 12.8 



Per cent. 

 3.61 

 3.64 

 3.47 

 3.50 

 3.51 

 3.50 

 3.95 

 2.84 

 3.16 

 3.41 

 2.31 

 3.06 



Pounds. 

 72.2 

 72.8 

 69.4 

 70.0 

 70.2 

 70.0 

 79.0 

 56.8 

 63.2 

 68.2 

 46.2 

 61.2 



Per cent. 

 6.62 

 6.79 



717 





6.30 



769 



Thin 



6.53 



842 

 897 



Medium 



do 



6.39 

 6.41 



927 



LG 



DG 



DG 



Thin 



6.60 



973 

 1031 



Medium 



do 



6.39 

 6.65 



1055 



DG 



do 



6.90 



1090 



DG-LY... 



do 



6.48 



1108 1 Nov 



LG-Y 



do 



6.90 

















. 9408 - SB 



11.3 



3.33 



66.6 



6.58 











Whittier (Tree 14). 



624 

 666 

 705 



968 

 1054 



Nov. 

 Dec. 

 Jan.. 



770 ; Feb. 



832 | Mar. 



879 ! Apr. 



928 " 



June. 

 Aug. 



1076 | Sept. 

 1088 Oct.. 



Average . 



LG 



LY 



LY 



LY 



LY 



LY-DG. 



LG 



DG 



LG 



DG-LY. 

 LG 



Medium. 



do... 



do... 



do... 



do... 



do... 



do... 



do... 



Thin 



Medium. 

 do... 



0. 9392 



0.60 



12.1 



3.30 



.9488 



.65 



13.0 



3.41 



. C321 



.50 



10.0 



3.13 



.9227 



.43 



8.6 



2.93 



.9115 



.39 



7.8 



3.01 



.9352 



.38 



7.6 



2.99 



. 9593 



.48 



9.6 



3.01 



.9624 



.55 



11.0 



3.10 



.9653 



.43 



8.6 



3.30 



.9538 



. 55 



11.0 



2.87 



.9398 



.52 



10.3 



2.75 



.9427 



.50 



10.0 



3.07 



66.0 

 68.2 

 62.6 

 58.6 

 60.2 

 59.8 

 60.2 

 62.0 

 66.0 

 57.4 

 55.0 



61.4 



Whittier (Tree 16). 



646 



Dec 



Jan 



Feb 



Mar 



Apr.. 



May 



June 



July 



Aug 



Sept 



Oct 



Nov 



Dec 



DG 



LG 



Thick 



0. 9408 

 .9164 

 .9 75 

 . 9270 * 

 .9365 

 .9453 

 . 9554 

 .9576 

 . 9528 

 .9350 

 .9315 

 .9247 

 .9729 



0.48 

 .42 

 .38 

 .31 



9.6 

 8.4 

 7.6 

 6.2 



3.33 



3.08 

 2.92 

 2.94 

 3.35 

 3.36 

 3.56 

 3.34 

 3.74 

 3.13 

 3.22 

 2.91 

 2.64 



66.6 

 61.6 

 58.4 

 58.8 

 67.0 

 67.2 

 71.2 

 66.8 

 74.8 

 62.6 

 64.4 

 58.2 

 52.8 



6.76 



693 



do 



6.83 



751 



LG 



...do 



6.91 



808 



LG 



do 



6.65 



863 



LG 



do 



6.48 



909 

 955 



LG 



LY 



Medium 



do 



:«■ 



.47 

 .46 

 .50 

 .43 

 .42 

 .44 

 .47 



8.2 

 9.4 

 9.2 

 10.0 

 8.6 

 8.4 

 8.7 

 9.5 



6.72 

 7.35 



1013 



LG 



do 



7.04 



1044 



LG 



do 



7.16 



1070 



DG-LY... 

 DG 



G-Y 



Thick 



7.10 



1082 

 1098 



do 



do 



7.00 

 7.11 



1117 



LG-FY 



do 



7.21 













.9403 



.43 



8.6 



3.19 



63.9 



6.95 











Whittier (Tree IS). 



664 



Dec 



Jan 



Feb 



Apr 



May 



June 



July 



Aug 



Sept 



Oct 



LY 



LG 



Thick 



0. 9206 

 .8912 

 .8986 

 .9000 

 .9359 

 .9199 

 .9415 

 .9500 

 . 9359 

 .9389 



0.62 



.42 



12.4 

 8.4 



3.41 

 2.98 

 3.06 

 3.14 

 3.04 

 3.18 

 2.87 

 3.26 

 3.12 

 3.02 



68.2 

 59.6 

 61.2 

 62.8 

 60.8 

 63.6 

 57.4 

 65.2 

 62.3 

 60.4 



7.21 



713 



.... do 



6.41 



791 



LY 



LY 



LG 



LY 



LY-DG... 



DG 



DG-LY... 

 LG 



Medium 



Thick 



6.39 



849 



.39 



.42 

 .44 

 .45 

 .50 

 .55 

 .52 



7.8 

 8.4 

 8.8 

 9.0 

 10.0 

 11.0 

 10.3 



6.23 



889 





6.23 



924 



Thick 



5.99 



983 





6.06 



1059 



Thin 



7.00 



1078 



Thick 



7.00 



1091 



do 



6.58 















.9232 



.48 



9.6 



3.11 



62.1 



6.51 











