BUD VARIATION IN THE WASHINGTON NAVEL ORANGE. 133 
Table XII. — Performance record of the Washington Navel orange tree No. 4-23-2, Pro- 
ductive Washington strain, showing the number and weight of the fruits of each grade 
and size produced, summarized for a period of six seasons, 1910 to 1915, inclusive. 
I This table plainly shows the tendency of this tree to bear heavier crops in alternate seasons. The weights 
are given in pounds and ounces, except that the 6-year totals and the averages are expressed decimially 
in pounds. This tree is listed in rank 50 in Table II and in rank 87 in Table IV.] 
Grades and sizes. 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
Total. 
Aver- 
age. 
Weight of fruits: 
246- 
8- 1 
0-0 
138- 4 
21- 8 
9- 4 
242- 3 
14- 3 
4- 6 
66- 7 
40- 9 
54-14 
319-10 
33- 2 
4- 4 
192- 
30- 3 
11- 
1,204.5 
147.6 
83.8 
200. 75 
24.60 
Culls ' 
13.97 
Total -•- 
254- 1 
169- 
260-12 
16*1-14 
357- 
233- 3 
1,435.9 
239.32 
Sizes — 
1-14 
7-14 
12-10 
33- 4 
45- 9 
64-14 
24- 3 
34- 2 
29-11 
0-0 
0- 4 
0- 5 
0-6 
4-14 
10-10 
22- 4 
6- 2 
43- 5 
44- 
27-10 
3- 6 
8- 4 
8- 6 
33- 5 
39- 8 
65-11 
15- 3 
51-12 
22-14 
8- 1 
6- 3 
9- 
19- 
14- 4 
18-10 
19- 3 
15- 2 
2-12 
2- 1 
0-13 
2- 3 
4- 9 
16-10 
26-13 
82-15 
90- 1 
87-15 
23- 2 
15- 2 
3- 6 
0-3 
1- 2 
1-10 
6- 3 
24- 9 
51-14 
71-11 
24- 7 
20-11 
19-13 
14.1 
31.1 
58.6 
118.7 
221.8 
313.9 
220.3 
179.5 
134.4 
59.7 
2.35 
250 
5.18 
216 
9.76 
200 
19.78 
176 
36.97 
150 
52.32 
126 
36.72 
112 
29.92 
96 
22.40 
9.95 
Total 
254- 1 
159-12 
256- 6 
107- 
352-12 
222- 3 
1,352.1 
225.35 
Number of fruits: 
484 
19 

205 
35 
30 
476 
35 
12 
167 
117 
179 
614 
70 
11 
332 
56 
29 
2,278 
332 
261 
380 
55 
Culls 1 
44 
Total 
503 
270 
523 
463 
695 
417 
2,871 
479 
Sizes— 
12 
25 
35 
79 
96 
120 
41 
56 
39 

1 
1 
1 
11 
22 
40 
10 
67 
58 
29 
14 
25 
23 
81 
85 
127 
27 
85 
34 
10 
27 
33 
60 
39 
46 
42 
28 
5 
3 
1 
10 
16 
47 
67 
177 
167 
142 
34 
20 
4 
4 
5 
15 
54 
100 
119 
37 
29 
24 
65 
104 
171 
292 
480 
596 
367 
284 
183 
68 
11 
250 
17 
216 
29 
200 
49 
80 
150 
99 
126 - 
61 
112 
47 
96 
31 
11 
503 
240 
511 
284 
684 
388 
2,610 
435 
1 The large number of culls in 1913 were caused by the severe freeze of that season. 
Table XIII. — Average annual crop of individual Washington Navel orange trees of 
several of the important strains found in%the investigational performance-record plats, 
ranked according to the weight of their average total crops and shoiving production, by 
commercial grades, for four years, 1912 to 1915, inclusive. 
Num- 
ber 
of 
trees. 
Description of trees. 
Average annual production per 
tree (pounds). 
Total 
crop. 
Orch- 
ard 
grade. 
Stand- 
ard 
grade. 
Cull 
fruits. 
10 
4 
1 
2 
51 
363 
8 
1 
2 
1 
13 
10 
35 
10 
Highest producing (all Washington strain) . 
Thomson- Washington strain 
Yellow Thomson strain 
Sporting Thomson strain 
Thomson strain 
Washington strain 
Golden Nugget strain 
Washington- Thomson strain 
Wrinkled Australian strain 
Sporting Washington strain 
Yellow Washington strain 
Lowest producing, Washington strain 
Unproductive strain 
Lowest producing (irrespective of strain) . . 
373.3 
267.2 
264.3 
231.4 
226.8 
207.4 
199.5 
150.4 
144.1 
140. 0- 
114.7 
106.5 
83.2 
63.0 
293.8 
224.4 
173.9 
163.7 
185.3 
163.4 
127.7 
128.8 
42.4 
51.5 
85.8 
80.7 
59.4 
42.8 
49.8 
32.3 
47.6 
42.0 
31.0 
27.6 
32.1 
15.1 
85.4 
72.3 
15.6 
18.7 
16.2 
13.0 
General average 198. 
155.2 
27.4 
29.7 
10.5 
42.8 
25.7 
10.5 
16.4 
39.7 
6.5 
16.3 
16.2 
13.3 
7.1 
7.6 
7.2 
15.4 
