The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-03
THE WONDERFUL AVOCADO

JAMES O. ARMSTRONG OF this city, who i,
embarking in the Avocado Pear business in
California, is authority ior the statement that
these pears are served in the large hotels at from
75c to SIPS per half pear. The following informa-
ton concerning this fruit is taken iron recently
published book foods
The avocado. or alligator pear, is being studied
by the chemists and by animal feeding experiments
and already many very remarkable properties have
been discovered. OF all fruits known, it is richest
in lat, Twenty or 25 per cent OF fat is found in the
most common varieties and the delicious Fuenta,
variety introduced some years ago by Mr.. +. o.
Popcnoc OF Ntadcna California, contains 80 per
cent. \nd the fat OF the avocado is OF the finest
sort in state OF most perfect emulsion, and most
easily digestble, as well as highly paatable An
acre OF avocado trees will produce more fat than
any other crop. Half-grown trees may be expected
to yield least half a ton OF the very finest fat to
the acre while the peanut or the SOY bean produces
less than half as much Even fed to hogs
would yield at bes: not more than one-third the
quantity OF tat in the form OF lard and an inferior
lat at that for animal fat compare with the
pure. delicate nuty Fat OF the alligator pear
But fat is not the only food property OF the
avocado. 1t j., also rich in protein. and protein Of
the very finest sort. The crucial OF anal ysis has
not yet been applied TO the protein OF this new
fruit, but the many tests which have been made OF
other oodstuffs have invariably shown that seeds
and rich in lat have the fine quality OF protein
found in milk and eggs known to chemists as
complete protein, ior the reason that protein OF
this sort is capalc OF supplying to the body cells
All the ntogenouS elements needed for their growth
or repair From this TACT, the best authorities in this
country conclude that the avocado supplies not only
Il remarkably fine quality Of fat but protein sim
liar to that Of milk in its nourishing value.
S,ill another superior quality OF this fruit is its
richness in vitamneS, OF the latest finds about
it, When fed to rats the avocado was found to pro-
mote growth in most remarkable way.
From all these facts it is evident that the avo-
cado is most valuable addition to our food supply.
The tree which produces it grows rapidly and begins
to bear early 1t ilourishes in southern Florida in
the vicinity OF Miami, and in certain sheltered
spots in southern California. Lower California is
ideal place Tor the growth OF this as well as
other tropical plants Ii Uncle sam finds some
way to add this strip OF tropc sunshine to his do
minions it will become the market garden OF the
whole country.
The soft pulp OF the avocado may be easily
worked into emulsion, which by the addition OF
wafer becomes delicious and nourshng milk,
which ought to prove good food for babies and
nyalidS
Mr.. Propenoe and his sons have done much bo ii
individually and in connection with the Plant Intro
duction Bureau OF the United States department OF
agriculture, under the direction OF Dr. David Fair
child, toward making accessible TO the people OF
this country some OF the choicest products of the
tropics a contribution to the public welfare Of far
greater value that the discovery OF gold field