CONTENTS. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST DAY— Page. 



Opening Exercises 1 



Welcomed by the Governor 1 



Address of Welcome. By George B. Katzenstein, of Sacramento 3 



President Cooper's Annual Address 4 



Appointment of Standing Committees ... 9 



Review of the Work of the California Fruit Growers and Shippers' Associa- 

 tion. By H. Weinstock 10 



Discussion of the Resolutions and Marketing 17 



Publishing Proceedings _ 27 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND DAY— 



Discussion of the Resolutions and Marketing— Continued 28 



The Expedited Ventilator Service. By W. B. Gester 41 



Fruit Statistics and Shipments. By B. N. Rowley 45 



The Nicaragua Canal in Relation to Fruit Transportation. By Edward Ber- 

 wick 49 



Discussion on Fruit Transportation 51 



Cooperation among Fruit-Gro wer s 54 



Outlook for Prunes. By Col. Philo Hersey _-_ 55 



Discussion on Prunes ... 58 



Shall we Lye-Dip or Perforate our Prunes? By H. N. Barngrover 58 



Report of Committee on President's Address 59 



Appointment of Special Committees -,. 60 



Discussion on Marketing Fruit 60 



Review of the Raisin Industry. By D. T. Fowler 64 



Discussion on Raisin Culture _. 67 



Report of Committee on Transportation ... ... 70 



Discussion on Transportation — Resumed 71 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD DAY— 



Paris Green as an Insecticide. By Alexander Craw 74 



Discussion on Mr. Craw's Paper 76 



The Russian Thistle _ 78 



Beneficial Insects. By F. G. Havens 79 



Discussion on Insect Pests, Spraying, etc 81 



Report of Committee on Resolutions _ 82 



Mechanical Appliances 83 



Pruning Fruit Trees in the Visalia District. By C. J. Berry 84 



The Question-Box _ 86 



Discussion on Cooperation— Resumed 98 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH DAY— 



Cooperative Unions 105 



Report of Committee on President's Recommendations . 112 



Report of Committee on Legislation 113 



Report of a Committee Appointed at the Last Convention 113 



Grading Fruit _ 115 



Report of Committee on Excursion 118 



Question-Box— Resumed 118 



The Next Convention _. 120 



Adjournment sine die 120 



