192 PROCEEDINGS OF THIRTY-SIXTH FRUIT-GROWERS' CONVENTION. 



MR, STUBENRAUCH. Oh. yes. it would vary in short distances. 

 That would have to be worked out in typical localities. I think that is 

 an important point. I was speaking with Mr. McKevitt about that 

 last night, If we had some definite figures to fall back on I think 

 Ave would be able to hold back shippers to a large extent and probably 

 prevent the shipping out of that green fruit. I have seen some of the 

 green grapes shipped and they are absolutely worthless. In the 

 Imperial section they grow the Marquette and it ripens six weeks 

 ahead of anything in the San Joaquin Valley. They are not satisfied 

 with that and want to pack two weeks earlier. You might as well eat 

 vinegar as that fruit. 



MR. STEPHENS. The expression of "top tiers, " what do you 

 mean ? 



MR. STUBENRAUCH. In the car. The grapes are shipped loaded 

 nine high. The bottom tier refers to the floor and the other, the ninth 

 one, on top. That is the way it was done. 



MR. STEPHENS. That is very important, because if the tonnage 

 should be raised it would naturally raise the tiers and consequently 

 the top tiers would be more affected than the bottom tiers. 



MR. STUBENRAUCH. Yes. depending on the installation of the 

 car. If you could start with cold fruit you won't have so much 

 trouble. That was shown in the orange work in southern California. 

 We were able to load three tiers in the car and not hurting the fruit at 

 all, by starting with cold' fruit. "We put 549 .boxes in some of those 

 cars by putting in three tiers. 



PRESIDENT JEFFREY. Now Ave will hear from Mr. Brown, of 

 the University, who will present a paper. "The Horticultural Work 

 at the University Farm, its Aims and Objects." Mr. BroAvn is Pro- 

 fessor Clarke's assistant in horticulture at the University Farm. 



THE HORTICULTURAL WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY FARM. 



By B. S. Broayx. University Farm. 



Before taking up the discussion of the horticultural work at the 

 University Farm, it would seem best to spend a few minutes in explain- 

 ing just what this farm is, and some of its more general attributes. 



The farm proper consists of 780 acres of land and is situated in the 

 tOAvn of Davis, thirteen miles Avest of Sacramento. All of this land is 

 subject to irrigation, and its splendid fertility affords an excellent 

 opportunity to carry on all kinds of farm operations or experiments. 

 The purpose of this farm can. perhaps, be best explained by quoting a 

 part of the statutes establishing it. In the acts of the California legis- 

 lature of 1905, chapter CXXIX (129), reads in part as follows: ''The 

 University Farm and the instruction thereon shall be so conducted as 

 to meet the needs of persons who desire instruction in agriculture, 

 horticulture, viticulture, animal industry, dairying, irrigation and 

 poultry raising, and to prepare them for the pursuit thereof ; and shall 

 be used for experimental and investigational work in connection with 

 the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of California. 

 Short courses of instruction shall also be arranged for in each of the 

 leading branches of agricultural 'industry, so regulated as to pro- 



