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Every budded tree of every variety in the state should be carefully 

 followed as to yield in weight and number of fruits, and quality of 

 fruit produced each year, in order that we may sooner be able to judge 

 the important characteristics of the different varieties. These notes 

 should include also the dates of picking, in order to determine definitely 

 the season of maturing of the different varieties. The Association 

 should collect such data ultimately and compile and digest the reports 

 from various orchards to obtain the information desired, in concrete 

 form. By such means we can probably most quickly arrive at a safe 

 judgment of the comparative value of the different varieties. I may 

 say that the Citrus Experiment Station will be very glad to assist 

 in the carrying out of such a cooperative study of varieties. 



What has been said regarding the study of varieties, applies 

 equally well to the study of methods of planting, cultivating, irrigat- 

 ing, manuring, and other processes. 



GENERAL DISCUSSION 

 Lead by Dr. J. Eliot Coit, College of Agriculture, Berkeley. 



Dr. Coit: May I make a suggestion. It seems to me in view of 

 the fact that many of us have been in the hall several hours and have 

 not been able to examine the fruit, that it would be well to dispense 

 with the discussion and examine the exhibits. I would like an expression 

 of opinion as to whether you want to look at the fruit or to continue this 

 discussion. 



A member: We have with us people prepared to give short talks. 

 This period for a general discussion was arranged to give every one an 

 opportunity to ask questions. 



It was moved and carried that the Association proceed with the 

 discussion. 



Mr. Popenoe was asked to speak on "The Work and Value of the 

 Association." 



Mr. Popenoe: I feel it to be fundamental, Mr. Chairman, that this 

 Association, composed as it is of good representative men, should have the 

 endorsement of a larger membership. Instead of eighty members, it 

 seems to me that we should have five hundred. I wish that every one 

 here, who is not a member of the Association and who is really thoroughly 

 interested in the avocado, would recognize this responsibility and not 

 wait, but join the Association now. Every one interested in advancing 

 the avocado industry should desire membership and want to throw his 

 influence with us. I do hope that all of our good friends will feel this 

 responsibility and will come to us without solicitation. It is not a 

 pleasant thing to be appointed on a membership committee and go around 

 asking for memberships. It would be a very pleasant thing to have a 

 spontaneous and voluntary offer of a large number of members. 



Professor Condit: I desire to enlist your interest in connection with 

 the investigations in the University. I have a volume of 225 pages of 

 notes. I am not going to read them to you this afternoon. I mention 

 this for the reason that the University for the last two or three years 

 has been investigating: first, the different varieties, second, the chemical 



