CHANGES IX COMPOSITION OF CALIFORNIA AVOCADOS. 9 
Table 3. — Composition of avocados at different stages of maturity (calculated to water-free 
b asis} — Continued . 
SHARPLESS (TTJSTIN). 
Month 
picked. 
92 
93 
101 
102 
113 
124 
127 
128 
130 
Apr.. 
Apr.. 
May. 
May. 
June. 
June. 
Julv. 
Aug.. 
Aug.. 
Sept. 
Condition. 
Fresh . . 
Storage . 
Fresh . . 
Storage. 
Fresh . . 
Storage. 
do.. 
Fresh . . 
Storage. 
do.. 
Ash. 
Per 
cent. 
4.94 
5.43 
4.90 
5.43 
5.61 
6.04 
5.92 
5.32 
6.07 
6.02 
Protein. 
Fat. 
Total 
sugars. 
Crude 
fiber. 
Undeter- 
mined. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
4.67 
64.35 
6.05 
69.19 
4.73 
67.18 
4.99 
72.40 
5.78 
68.62 
5.42 
69. 97 
5.68 
72.55 
6.17 
69.25 
7.38 
68.69 
5.43 
70.67 
_ 1 
Percent. Per cent. Per cent. 
. 6.73 
2.56 4.99 11.77 
3.68 
2.36 4. 4S 10.34 
1.78 
1. 65 4. 63 12. 29 
1. 07 4. 30 10. 49 
1.27 
. 96 4. 30 12. 60 
1.44 4.79 11.65 
SPINKS (DUARTE). 
56 
57 
74 
75 
85 
86 
108 
109 
118 
119 
125 
126 
129 
Dec. 
Dec.. 
Mar.. 
Mar.. 
Apr . . 
Apr. . 
Ma v.. 
May.. 
June . 
June. 
July . 
Aug.. 
Sept. 
Fresh . . 
Storage. 
Fresh . . 
Storage. 
Fresh . . 
Storage. 
Fresh . . 
Storage. 
Fresh . . . 
Storage . 
do.. 
do.. 
do.. 
6.53 
7.91 
6.41 
6.82 
8.60 
8.49 
9.14 
8.69 
6.92 
7.24 
6.82 
10.92 
10.76 
51.42 
54. 60 
60.21 
63. 91 
66.07 
67.78 
64.59 
67.66 
65.88 
64.87 
65.90 
62.84 
62.20 
10.07 
4.74 
6.37 
3.45 | 
2.11 
2.16 
.65 
1.95 
1.62 
2.34 
1.64 
2.51 
1.64 
5.67 
20.28 
4.75 
15.80 
3.99 
12.33 
4.09 
11.93 
5.16 
15.04 
12.70 
14. 34 
TAFT (YORBA LINDA). 
25 Sept . 
26 Sept . 
34 i Oct.. 
35 Oct . . 
44 Nov.. 
45 Nov.. 
50 Dec . . 
51 Dec . . 
61 Jan . . 
78 Mar.. 
87 Apr.. 
103 May. 
104 May.. 
114 June. 
115 June. 
Fresh . . 
Storage. 
Fresh . . 
Storage . 
. Fresh.. 
. Storage. 
. Fresh.. 
. Storage. 
J do.. 
....do.. 
Fresh . . 
Storage. 
Fre<h . . 
Storage. 
4.82 
6.97 
4.75 
5.91 
4.69 
5.47 
4.75 
7.00 
6.21 
O. 40 j 
5.75 i 
5.72 I 
5.52 
5.17 
6.34 
10.22 
12.00 
7.72 
10.24 
4.21 
5.34 
3.17 
4.89 
5.16 
3.74 
5.96 
5.47 
4.99 
4.29 
5.50 
18. 29 29. 92 
30. 9S 13. 95 8. 82 i 27. 27 
19. 23 28. 16 
24.98 18.00 6.44 29.92 
41.17 18.71 
48.65 11.00 6.37 23.16 
41.90 15.28 
53.28 7.93 5.76 21.13 
62.42 3.56 4.86 17.79 
62.09 3.22 4.31 21.39 
66.10 3.02 4.05 15.16 
69.59 2.54 
71.97 2.21 3.92 . 11.39 
71.27 1.55 
68.63 I 2.86 4.07 12.60 
Table 4. — Number of days required for softening avocados. 
Variety. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Apr. 
May. 
June. 
July. 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Spinks 
9 
16 
16 
13 
17 
...... 
19 
12 
19 
7 
7 
6 
10 
8 
6 
5 
5 
6 
6 
7 
2 
2 
6 
6 
"'is" 
14 
11 
12 
12 
12-15 
""22" 
12 
13 
14 
Taft 
5 
Puebla 
5 
10 
9 
6 
7 
9-10 
9 
4 
5 
3 
2 
2 
6 10 
22 
17 
9 
20 
6 
14 
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