CHANGES IN COMPOSITION OF CALIFORNIA AVOCADOS. 9 



Table 3. — Composition of avocados at different stages of maturity (calculated to water-free 



basis) — Continued. 



SHARPLESS (TUSTIN). 



Sam- 

 ple 

 Xo. 



93 

 101 

 102 

 112 

 113 

 124 

 127 

 128 

 130 



Month 

 picked. 



Apr 



Apr 



May 



May.... 

 June . . . 

 June . . . 

 July.... 



Aug 



Aug.... 

 Sept . . . 



Condition. 



Fresh . . 

 Storage . 

 Fresh . . 

 Storage. 

 Fresh . . 

 Storage. 



do.. 



Fresh . . 

 Storage. 

 ....do.. 



Ash. 



Per cent. 

 4.94 

 5.43 

 4.90 

 5.43 

 5.61 

 6.04 

 5.92 

 5.32 

 6.07 

 6.02 



Per cent. 

 4.67 

 6.05 

 4.73 

 4.99 

 5.78 

 5.42 

 5.68 

 6.17 

 7.38 

 5.43 



Fat. 



Per cent. 

 64.35 

 69.19 

 67.18 

 72.40 

 68.62 

 69.97 

 72.55 

 69.25 

 68.69 

 70.67 



Total 

 sugars. 



Crude Undeter- 

 flber. mined. 



Per cent. 

 6.73 

 2.56 

 3.68 

 2.36 

 1.78 

 1.65 

 1.07 

 1.27 

 .96 

 1.44 



Per cent. Per cent. 



4.99 



11.77 



4.48 



10.34 



4.63 

 4.30 



12.29 

 10.49 



4.30 

 4.79 



12.6tt 

 11.65- 



SPINKS (DUARTE). 



56 

 57 

 74 

 75 

 85 

 86 

 108 

 109 

 118 

 119 



Dec. 

 Dec.. 

 Mar. . 

 Mar. . 



Apr.. 

 Apr. . 

 May.. 

 May.. 

 June . 

 June. 

 July . 

 Auk.. 

 129 Sept. 



Fresh.. 



Storage. 



Fresh . . 



Stofage. 



Fresh . . 



Storage. 



Fresh . . . 



Storage. 



Fresh . . . 



Storage. 



do.. 



do.. 



do.. 



5.27 

 6.79 

 4.99 

 5.27 

 5.21 

 5.27 

 5.33 

 5.67 

 4.80 

 5.35 

 5.83 

 6.19 

 6.57 



10.07 

 4.74 

 6.37 

 3.45 

 2.11 

 2.16 

 .65 

 1.95 

 1.62 

 2.34 

 1.64 

 2.51 

 1.64 



5.67 



4.75 

 "3. _ 99 



4.09 

 5.16 



4.85 

 4.48 



20.28 

 15.80! 



12. 33- 

 15.04 



12. 7ff 

 14.34 



TAFT (YORBA LINDA). 



2c - 



26 Sept. 



34 Oct.. 



35 Oct . . 



44 NOV.. 



45 Nov.. 



50 Dec . . 



51 Dec.. 



01 Jan . . 



:- Mar.. 



v7 Apr.. 



103 May. 



104 May.. 



115 June. 



Fresh . . 

 Storage . 

 Fresh . . . 

 Storage . 

 Fresh . . . 

 Storage. 

 Fresh . . . 

 Storage. 



do.. 



do.. 



do.. 



Fre h... 

 Storage. 

 Fresh... 

 Storage. 



4.82 

 6.97 

 4.75 

 5.91 

 4.69 

 5.47 

 4.75 

 7.-00 

 6.21 

 5.25 

 5.75 

 5.72 

 5. 52 

 5.17 

 6. 34 



10.22 

 12.00 

 7.72 

 10.24 

 4.21 

 5.34 

 3.17 

 4.89 

 5.16 

 3.74 

 5.96 

 5. 47 

 4.99 

 4.29 

 5.50 



18.29 

 30.98 

 19.23 

 24.98 

 41.17 

 48. 65 

 41.90 

 53. 28 

 62.42 

 62.09 

 66.10 

 69. 59 

 71.97 

 71.27 

 68. 63 



29.92 

 13. 95 

 28.16 

 18.00 

 18.71 

 11.00 

 15. 28 

 7.93 

 3.56 

 3.22 

 3.02 

 2.54 

 2.21 

 1.55 



.82 



6.44 

 '(5."37 



5.76 

 4. 86 

 4.31 

 4.05 



3.92 

 4.' 07 



27.27 

 '29.92 



23.16 



21.13 

 17.79 

 21.39 

 15. 16 



11.39 



"ii'eo 



Table 4. — Number of days required for softening avocados. 



Var- 





Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 













9 

 16 

 16 

 13 



17 



6 



19 

 12 

 I'l 



7 

 7 

 6 

 10 

 S 



6 



5 



6 

 6 



7 



2 



2 



6 



6 





13 

 14 



n 



12 



12 



12 15 





12 



13 



M 







5 





















5 

 10 

 9 



6 



7 



9 in 



9 



4 

 5 



2 

 2 











6 



10 













22 



17 

 9 



20 

 6 













1 i 



























94446 22 Hull. 1073 



