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ANNUAL REPORT 1920 AND 1921 



Mrs. Ida Schaffer — Seedling. 



Thos. H. Shedden — Colorado, Dickinson, Kanola, Knight, Linda, Lyon, 

 Montezuma, Murrieta Green, Murrieta Purple, Murrieta 3 lb., Presidente, 

 Queen, Rey, Sharpless, Spinks, Walker, Unnamed. 



W. P. Sherlock — Fruits collected from the following: 



N. J. Berger — Challenge, Grande, Meserve, Schmidt. 

 Mrs. Queen W. Boardman — California. 



C. A. Booth — Cherimoya. - 

 Mrs. L. M. Chaffee — Victory. 



J. G. Gano — ^Atlixco, Blakeman, Colorado, Murrieta, Sharpless, 

 Taft. 



Mrs. Jacob Miller — Cherimoya. 

 O. Ruf — 14 different seedlings. 



Chas. F. Wagner — Lambert, Laurel, Surprise, Wagner. 

 J. T. Whedon — Dickey, Dickinson, Fuerte, Kist, Knight, Linda, 

 Lyon, Miller, Queen, Rey, Sinaloa, Spinks. 

 F. DeWitt Smith — Bartley, Blakeman, Challenge, Dickey, Fuerte, Lyon, 

 Solano, Taft. 



W. A. Spinks — Benik, Cabnal, Cantel, Colorado, Ishim, Ishkal, I. X. L., 

 Kanola, Knight, Lamat, Linda, Manik, Mayapan, Nimlioh, Pankay, Queen, 

 Rey, Spinks, Tertoh, and 6 seedlings. 



Wm. D. Stephens — Challenge, Lyon, No. 15. 



Stonebrook and Samuels — Fuerte and trees. 



Mrs. R. Symmonds — Sinaloa. 



C. P. Taft — Blakeman, Buttercup, Fuerte, Smith-Clark, Solano, Taft, 

 5 seedlings. 



C. F. Wagner — Lambert, Laurel, Royal, Surprise, Wagner, Seedling. 

 J. T. Whedon — Dickey, Fuerte, Grande, Kist, Knight, Linda. 



EXPERIENCE MEETING 



The principal problems discussed at the experience meeting were: over- 

 head irrigation; amount and frequency of irrigation necessary; Avocado brown 

 leaf; determination of maturity. 



Those who reported on overhead irrigation found it satisfactory, though 

 it was thought it might interfere to some extent with the setting of fruit. After 

 considerable discussion and much diversity of opinion, it was concluded that 

 as soils vary so much even within short distances, and each soil requires a dif- 

 ferent irrigation treatment, the safe plan is the scientific one — using a soil augur 

 to ascertain the conditon of the soil around the roots of the trees. 



Brown leaf has appeared in some instances where trees lacked water, also 

 where they had too much water, and in some cases where there is a strong cold 

 sea breeze. The conclusion was that brown leaf is a sign of unfavorable 

 physiological conditions of any kind. A letter recently received from Mr. G. 

 F. Moznette, of Miami, Fla., reports that he found no fungus on the fruits and 

 leaves submitted to him for examination, though he thought fungus might de- 

 velop in the cracks in the fruit. 



