Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-08
FRUIT GROWERS OF
STATE TO MEET in
CONFERENCE SOON
Pear and Apricot Growers
TO Hold Session at
University

| Pear, prune and apriaoi growers plan
! to convene at the state university,
November 13-15, to discuss problems of
vital importance to these industries.
The. meetings will be held uudCr the
joint auspices of the Prune and Apricot
| Growers Association, the Pear Growers
Association, and the college Of agriell.
ture. The meeting place is Hillgard
Hale on the university campus
Pear Day, November IS
The pear growers met at the univcr-
sity last year ina two day session and
were so well pleased with the results
that they have decided to journey to
Berkeley second time.
Their program will include the fol
lowing subjects. The names of some of
the speakers are tentative and subject
to revision:
$3.50 a. M, Pear Blight, Professor
F. C. Reimer of Oregons Leonard Day
Of university farm and others. 1l:30
a. m to p. H., Question Box, j: 30
p. M, Review of Past Pear Season,
+. r. SWEET and Alan White, 2 p. m,
Transportation of Fruits, f. M. Shee
han, 2:30 to 4 p. M, California Fu
ture and Quality Fruits, Alden Ander
son, f. C. Dixon, E. Chace and others.
6 p. M, banquet. 8 p. M, ten minute
talks by Director G. M. Haring of the
experiment station; G. I'll. Bentley of
California Packing Corporations; Don
aid Hunter, president of students
round table; V. r. McCurdy of San
Jose; and James Mills, Sr. of Hamil-
ton City. The apear growers will meet
again on November IA to discuss un-
mi al Inc hrn1t 4
up during meetings of November Is.
Prune Day, November IA
Although the prune day program
is designed primarily for prune grow
ers, it includes several papers of in
terest to other growers as well as
study of the following list of topics
will prove:
a. IN. to H. The Fruit Show
and Round Table, Donald Hunter.
Control of Prune Thrips, Prof. f. O.
Essig and Horticultural Commissioner
l.. II. Cody. Control of Red Spider,
Prof L. r. deOng and Commissioner H.
p. Stabler. Irrigation of Deciduous
Fruit Trees, Prof. f. V. Veihmeyer; Dr.
Leroy Anderson, of San Jose, and E.
II. Clarke of Saratoga.
$50 tol4:3O p. ms Prune and April
cot By-Pfoducts, II. Hamlin and w.
r. Scott of San Jose. Dehydration of
Prunes, Prof. A. w. Christie; Floyd
BONNET of Campbell; Nathan Lester,
Santa Clara; Henry Wheatley, Napa,
| and W. r. Kingman, Cupertino.
Question Box on prune growing. 1880
| to 8 p. M, Address, r. G. Sproul,
| comptroller of the university. Relation
of the Quarantine Service to California
Horticulture, G. H. Heeke, director
state department of agriculture. Root
Stock Studies in Europe, illustrated
lecture by Prof. w. l.. Howard recent
| ly returned from years study of this
subject in Europe.
Apricot Day, November Is
| 9 to l. a. m, Sour sap of Deciduous
Fruit Tree, Prof. Ralph Smith of
Berkeley, and w. l.. Quinn of Sara
toga. Pruning the Apricot, Prof. w.
| l.. Tufts. Discussion by growers.
80 to $3.50 p. m, Brown Rot Of the
Apricot, b. r. Rudolph, Mountain View
experiment station. Brown Rot in
Monterey County, T. Mayhem, farm
advisor. Brown Rot in San Benito
County, w. j. Tocher, farm advisor.
Brown Rot in Alameda County, c. j.
! Robinson, farm advisor Discussion
; by several growers.
$3.50 p. m, Question Box.
In Hilgard Hall, where most of the
sessions will be held, there will be ON
display several hundred varieties of
fruits from different districts OF the
United States. In addition, there will
be two large rooms filled with canned,
preserved fruits and fruit products.
Many new and promising fruits will be
ON exhibition.