8 BULLETIN 1073. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 3. — Composition of avocados at different stages of maturity (calculated to water-free 
basis . 
BLAKEMAN (ALTADENAi. 
70 
o 
107 
Nov.. 
Feb.. 
Feb.. 
Mar.. 
Mav. 
. Storage. 
. Fresh.. 
. Storage. 
do- 
do- 
cent. 
5. 57 
5. 67 
Per cent. 
7.10 
4.15 
5. 03 
4. 32 
7.29 
Per cent. 
50.09 
57. 25 
68. 35 
67. 28 
69.83 
Ptr cent. 
11.26 
6.95 
3. 38 
2.94 
1.59 
Per cent. 
7.89 
Per ant. 
18-04 
6. 19, 
5. 12 
5. 22 
5. 15 
5. 24 
4.96 
11.89 
15. 10 
11.11 
DICKINSON (CHULA VISTA). 
59 
Jan 
Jan 
Feb 
Feb 
Mar 
Mar 
Apr 
Apr 
Mav 
May 
June 

Fresh 
Storage 
Fresh 
5. 93 
5.96 
6.42 
8 15 
7.97 
7.32 
7. 65 
6.75 
5. 73 
6. 45 
5. 21 
7.46 
5.01 
6.76 
5,86 
S.97 
8.87 
8.57 
9.62 
7.38 
7.73 
6. *5 
27. 49 
.50. .55 
37. 24 
51. 79 
3s. 33 
53.42 
49. 43 
63. 33 
57.00 
57. 77 
57. IS 
59. 76 
23.07 
2. 73 
17. 75 
3.96 
15. 70 
3.97 
4.34 
2. 35 
2.38 
2.42 
4.72 
2.36 
60 
71 

70 
si 
Storage 
Fresh 
9.64 
S.90' 
20. .50 
s4 
95 
Storage 
Fresh 
Storage 
do 
do 
Fresh 
16.58 
96 
100 
110 
120 
7. 7s 
7.53 
6.64 

""6. 95* 
10.66 
15. s2 
19. 03 
121 
Storage 

17.62 
FUERTE (YORBA LINDA). 
23 Sept . 
24 Sept . 
31 Oct . . 
32 Oct . . 
46 N ov. 
47 Nov. 
52 Dec . . 
53 Dec . . 
62 Jan . . 
63 Jan . . 
7o Mar.. 
77 Mar. . 
88 Apr . . 
89 Apr.. 
97 Mav. 
y> Mav. 
. Fresh . . 
. Storage. 
. Fresh.. 
. Storage. 
. Fresh.. 
. Storage. 
. Fresh.. 
. Storage. 
. Fresh . . 
. Storage. 
. Fresh.. 
. Storage. 
. Fresh.. 
. Storage. 
. Fresh.. 
. Storage. 
3.93 
S.19 
33.06 
16.71 
6.94 
26.16 
4. 53 
9.39 
54. 38 
3.90 
8.38 
19.41 
3. 51 
6. 65 
52. 2S 
9.79 
6.24 
21.52 
4.33 
8 32 
59. 25 
4.85 
7.13 
16.12 
3.74 
5.68 
64. 55 
3.96 
4.S4 
17. 23 
4.27 
6.47 
70.76 
2.44 
0. 0. 
10.49 
3. 59 
5.25 
73. 64 
1.7S 
4.51 
11.23 
4.72 
5. 56 
75. 35 
1.59 
4. 5S 
8.21 
3.65 
4.38 
73.86 
1.12 
3.91 
13.08 
3. 60 
4.29 
76. 73 
.84 
4.15 
10.38 
3.72 
4. SO 
72.45 
.47 
2.99 
15. 58 
3. 77 
4.43 
7S.43 
1.03 
3.59 
3.76 
3. S3 
5. 15 
77.15 
.30 
3.42 
10.15 
3.74 
5. 54 
7S.91 
.82 
3.74 
7.25 
3. 42 
5. 96 
77.47 
.33 
3.19 
9.64 
3.91 
6.43 
77. 82 
.78 
3.74 
7.32 
LYON (WI 
IITTIER 
. 
27 
Oct 
Oct 
Nov 
Nov 
Dec 
Dec 
Jan 
Tan 
Mar 
Mar 
A P r 
Apr 
Mav 
May 
June 
June 

Fresh 
Storage 
Fresh 
4.32 
5.98 
4.17 
4.80 
3.67 
4.7' 
3. 5S 
4.21 
3. 62 
3. 99 
3. 58 
3. 66 
3.21 
3. 72 
3.74 
3.64 
3.72 
12.10 
14.43 
7. 76 
10. 14 
6. s-i 
" 1 
7.20 
8.94 
7.76 
S. 35 
7. S3 
- - 
9. 20 
11.37 
7. 4n 
9. 26 
9.59 
30. 15 
40. 55 
37. 38 
56. 43 
41.24 
53.69 
52. 27 
62. 61 
.5-5. 26 
65.75 
64. 26 
69. 12 
67.67 
69.96 
64. 43 
-is. '.'7 
- 
IS 33 
2- 
38 
10.72 
is. 89 
10. 73 
17.72 
11.54 
10.89 
6.00 
5. 54 
6.48 
3.88 
1.87 
2.16 
2. 45 
3.01 
1.04 
1.68 
7.90 
20.41 
54 
Storage 
Fresh 
7.11 
10.79 
55 
Storage 
Fresh 
0.98 
16.33 
Storage 
Fr^sh 
5. 36 
4." 06* 
12.87 
Storage 
Fresh 
11.38 
Storage 
Fresh 
3.69 
9. 74 
106 
116 
Storage 
Fresh . . 
3.36 
9.16 
117 
122 
Storage 
do 
3. 44 
3.65 
13.64 
.13 
PUEBLA SAX 
FERNANDO). 
3H 
Oct 
Oct 
Nov 
Nov 
Dec 
Dec 
Feb 
Mar 
Kre-h 
4.35 
5. 53 
4.60 
5.05 
4.41 
5. 33 
4. 72 
5. 04 
10. 34 
11.57 
6. --5 
" Je 
6 11 
3!'. 25 
41.62 
5.".. S3 
61.71 
13.49 
12.98 
6.92 
5.47 
6. 57 
4.90 
2. 42 
2.14 
- 
40 

Fresh 
Storage 
Fresh 
ri. 79 
18.51 
41 
4s 
5.39 
14.52 
19 
OS 
82 
Storage 
do 
do 
6.74 
6. 02 
6.47 
66.65 
72. 65 
72. 14 
4.67 
3.90 
3.19 
11.70 
10.30 
11.02 
