CALIFORNIA AVOCADO ASSOCIATION 



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THE AVOCADO INDUSTRY AND THE AVOCAJO 

 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. 



ASSOCIATION. 



By Dr. H. J. Webber, Director, Citrus Experiment Station, Riverside, CaL 



GENTLEMEN OF THE CALIFORNIA AVOCADO ASSOCIATION: 



It gives me great pleasure to have the honor of calling to order this 

 Third Semi-Annual Convention of the California Avocado Growers' 

 Association. This is a great convention of a great industry. In ac- 

 cepting the presidency of your Association, I was mindful of my lack of 

 special knowledge of the avocado industry and of my inability to fill the 

 position as it should be filled. In view of the action of the Association at 

 its last meeting, however, it seemed wise for me to accept the trust and 

 at least for a term 

 serve the Association 

 as best I could. 



The short history 

 of the Association is a 

 record of success. The 

 first meeting of the 

 Association was an or- 

 ganization meeting 

 only. The first and 

 second semi-annual 

 meetings, both held in 

 Los Angeles, were large 

 and important conven- 

 tions, notable for their 

 great interest and en- 

 thusiasm. This meet- 

 ing, I am sure, is des- 

 tined to be an equally 

 enthusiastic and im- 

 portant gathering. 



The success of the 

 Association from the 

 first was in very large 

 measure accomplished 

 through the untiring 

 work and the enthusi- 

 asm of your retiring 

 president, Mr. E. G. 



Hart, of Los Angeles. The Association owes to Mr. Hart a debt of grati- 

 tude that can only be repaid by a continued and maintained policy of de- 

 veloping and enlarging the Association to the point where it will fully 

 meet the demands of the rapidly growing industry. 



The Avocado Association was organized to foster the development of 

 the avocado industry, particularly in California. This, as I understand it, 

 is the broad aim of the Association. The Association will thus expect 



Figure 1. — Original tree of the Challenge avocado, 

 Hollywood, Cal. Forty feet high and 38 feet 

 spread. (Photo by H. J. TVebber) 



