10 
BULLETIN 993, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGEIGULTUKE. 
Table 3. — Composition of Villa Franca lemons grown in various sections of Cali- 
forn ia — Continued. 
ESCOXDEDO (TBEE 7). 
SS. p icked - 
504 July LG-LY. 
535 
569 
600 
627 
672 
767 
827 
886 
926 
972 
1022 
1063 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct.. 
Xov. 
Dec. 
Feb. 
Mar . 
Apr. 
June. 
July. 
Aug . 
Color. 
Thickness of 
peel. 
Thin-thick . 
DG-LG... Medium-thick. 
DG Thick 
DG do 
LG do 
LG do 
L Y Medium. 
LY Thick 
LG Medium 
LY do 
LG-LY... Thick 
LG do 
LG Medium 
Specific 
gravity 
of fruit. 
0. 93SS 
.9427 
.9198 
.9268 
.9410 
.9115 
.9210 
.9221 
. 9330 
.9185 
.9395 
. 9332 
.9598 
Oil in 
fruit. b;% 
weight". 
Per cent. 
0.48 
.5S 
.60 
.5S 
.50 
.65 
.38 
.42 
.38 
.50 
.54 
.42 
..51 
Oil per 
ton" of 
fruit. 
Pounds. 
9.6 
11.6 
12.0 
11.6 
10.0 
13.0 
7.6 
8.4 
7.6 
10.0 
10.8 
8.4 
10.2 
Acid in 
fruit. 
Acid 
per ton 
of fruit. 
Per ceat. 
Pounds. 
2. 87 
57.4 
3.10 
62.0 
2.20 
44.0 
2.81 
52.2 
2.55 
51.6 
2.19 
43.8 
2.58 
5L2 
2.54 
50.8 
2.65 
53.0 
3.06 
61.2 
2.54 
50.8 
2.63 
52.6 i 
2.54 
56.8 
Acid in 
juice. 
Pi - 
cent. 
5.46 
5.42 
5.74 
5.92 
6.27 
5.99 
6.18 
5.81 
5.67 
6.13 
5.64 
5.99 
5.64 
Average . 
m< 
10.1 
2.64 I 
52.9 
Whitxieb (Teee 17). 
647 
Dec 
LG 
Thick 
0.9077 
0.62 
12.4 ' 
3. 30 
66.0 
7.11 
694 
Jan 
LY 
Medium 
.9025 
. .50 
10.0 i 
3.24 
64.8 
6.79 
:;: 
Feb 
FY 
Thick 
.8917 
.52 
10.4 ; 
3.17 
63.4 
6.46 
809 
Mar 
LI 
do 
.8903 
.44 
8.8 
3.00 
60.0 
6.70 
864 
Apr 
LY 
do 
.9093 
.44 
8.8 
3.31 
66.2 
6.67 
910 
May 
LY 
Medium 
. 9233 
.51 
10.2 
3.45 
69.0 
7.11 
956 
June 
July 
LI 
LG 
Thick 
. 9309 
. 9311 
.46 
.56 
9.2 i 
11.2 ! 
3. 37 
3.22 
67.4 
64.-1 
7.23 
1014 
do 
6.91 
1045 
Aug 
DG 
Medium 
.9499 
.58 
11.6 1 
3.12 
62.4 
6.69 
1069 
Sent 
Oct 
DG-LY... 
DG 
do 
.9447 
.9167 
.59 
.51 
11.8 ; 
10.2 | 
3.40 
2.71 
68.0 
54.3 
6.44 
10S1 
do 
6.55 
IC " 
Nov 
LG-Y 
do 
.9515 
.49 
9.8 j 
2.66 
53.2 
6.51 
111S 
Dee 
LG-Y 
Thick 
. 9435 
.56 
11.3 ! 
2.^7 
49.4 
7.28 
Average.... 
.9225 
.. 
10.4 
3.11 
62.2 
6.80 
Table 4. — Composition of Eureka lemons (Tree 9) grown in Lemon Core. Calif. 
" Month 
££ picked. 
ColorJ ! Thfckjpsof 
Specific 
gravity 
of fruit. 
Oil in Oil per 
fruit, by ton of 
weight. fruit. 
~\£& 
Acid in 
juice. 2 
602 Oct 
623 Xov 
■ Defi 
703 Jan 
Feb 

Average 
L G 
LY.... 
FY.... 
FY.... 
FY 
do 
do 
do 
... Thick 

FY 
. . . Medium 
0. 94S1 
. 9406 
.9368 
. 8752 
. 8485 
Percent. Pounds. Per cent. Pounds 
62 | 
62 
54 
56 
41 
9110 
.52 
12.4 
12.3 
10. S 
11.2 
8.2 
7.6 
3.75 
3.50 
3.42 
3.08 
2.98 
2.32 
75.0 
70.0 
68.4 
61.6 
59.6 
46.4 
Per cent. 
7.00 
6.06 
6.20 
6.13 
5.83 
4.59 
10.4 | 3.18 
63.5 
5.97 
i DG, dark green; LG, light gresn; LY, lijat ysllow: FY iull yellow. 
2 All acid is calculated as citric with water of crystallization. 
: 5. — Composition of lemons (Tree 19), variety unknown, grown at Yuma, Ariz. 
Sam- 
Month 
picked. 
ColorJ 
rnrfpvn—s n f Specific Oil m . Oil per a cid in Acid ' , ., . 
SP ' ^ 1TiT ^ fr«it>by ™n of ™ ™ per ton , f ™im 
P eel - of fruit, weisht. fruit. trmt ' cf fruit, i juice - 
620 
643 
Xov 
Dec 
Da-> 
.LY.... 
. FY.... 
L Y 
. . . Medium 
m 
0.9636 
. 9 SIS 
. 9527 
. 9325 
Per cent. 
0.65 
.68 
.57 
.40 
Pounds. Per cent. 
13. 3. 99 
13. 6 3. 95 
11. 4 3. 72 
S. 3. SS 
pounds. 
79.8 
79.0 
74.4 
77.6 
Per cent. 
6.93 
6.81 
657 
6.77 
762 Feb 
.|FY.... 
.... Very thin 
6.31 
Average . 
. 9576 
.57 
11.5 3.88 
77.7 
6.70 
i DG, dark green: LG, light green: LY. light yellow: Fl .full yellow. 
2 All acid is'calculated as citric with water of crystallization. 1 
