CALIFORNIA AVOCADO ASSOCIATION 



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Minutes of the Semi-Annual Meeting of the California Avocado Associ- 

 ation held at Hotel Belvedere, Santa Barbara, October 24th and 25th, 1919. 



WM. H. SALLMON President 



J. M. ELLIOTT Vice-President 



W. L. HARDIN Secretary and Treasurer 



The meeting opened with a dinner at the Belvedere at 6:30 p. m. at which 

 1 30 members and guests were present. 



Avocados which were furnished by the Association were served at the dinner 

 in cocktails, salads, and in the ice cream. President Sallmon called attention to 

 the table decorations in the form of sprays of avocado leaves and blossoms and 

 clusters of the seedless fruit. These decorations were furnished by Miss Sexton 

 of Goleta, who, with the assistance of Mrs. Keller of Yorba Linda, arranged them 

 on the table. 



At the conclusion of the dinner. President Sallmon proposed a toast to the 

 health of the President of the United States, to which the members and guests 

 heartily responded. 



Following the dinner, a most interesting and instructive stereopticon lecture 

 was given by Mr. Wilson Popenoe of the U. S. Department of Agriculture on 



Exploring the Tropics for Avocados. 



Many beautifully colored slides were showTi on the screen. 



On Saturday, October 25th, the following program was presented, with 

 the exception that Mrs. Stewart, Mr. Taft and Mr. Barron, of the first paper, 

 were unavoidably absent. Mr. Barron sent a comprehensive report covering the 

 San Diego district which was read by Mr. Elliott. 



Saturday Forenoon, 9:30. 



Informal address. President Wm. H. Sallmon, San Diego. 



Symposium on the June Drop — Led by J. M. Elliott, Los Angeles, assisted 

 by Mrs. J. T. Stewart and Messrs. E. S. Thacher, C. P. Taft, F. O. Popenoe 

 and A. Ellis Barron. 



Top-Working Old Avocado Trees, Dr. Will R. Manning, Fillmore. 

 Growing Avocados From Slips, S. W. Jamieson, Burbank. 

 Some Things We Have Learned, Wm. A. Spinks, Duarte. 



Saturday Afternoon, 1 :30. 



The Selection of Root Stock for Budding, Dr. H. J. Webber, 

 University of California. 



Atlixco, Wilson Popenoe, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington. 



The Keeping of Individual Tree Performance Records, A. D. 

 Shamel, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Riverside. 



Report of the Committee on Varieties, Chas. D. Adams, Upland. 



Ample time was allowed for discussion after the reading of each paper, 

 and the members took part freely. 



