Arizona republican., 1922-01-05
CITRUS GROWERS To
HOLD THIRD ANNUAL
INSTITUTE JAN. CT

The third annual Citrus Growers
Institute will be held Friday and Sat-
urday, January and z, at the Mad
ison Improvement Club house, four
miles east of Central Avenue on In
dian School road. An unusually
strong program Is offered. The de-
tailed program is as follows:
Friday morning at 10 o'clock, John
G. Broderson, for many years a lead
ing nurseryman of the valley. will
discuss standard nursery practices.
At 1890, Professor f. J. Crider. hor-
ticulturist of the University of Ari-
zona, will explain the importance of
bud selection, and will inaugurate a
plan he has been working on for
pedigreeing citrus trees of this Vicin-
ity. Following Professor Orders
talk, Allen Breaks, prominent citrus
grower of Tulare county, California.
will give an account of his experience
in bringing into high production a
rundown grove. At 1880, c. p. Ear
ley, general manager of the Mutual
Orange Distributors. one Of the big
cooperative marketing organizations
of California, will discuss marketing
citrus fruit.
Immediately after lunch I. der
Miller, manager of the Arizona Cit
rus Growers company, the local CO.
operative citrus marketing associa-
ton, will discuss the relation of the
packing house to the citrus industry.
AT 1850, George II. Libbey, splant
superintendent for the Arizona. Citrus
Growers company, will explain some
of the troubles encountered with car
ious rots in the packing house, and
how such decayed fruit may be
guarded against. Prof. f. J. Crider
win again talk at 2:20 on fertilizing
Arizona citrus soils. At $3.50. DR..
Oscar G. Bartlett of the state ento-
mologist's office will recount what
has been learned thus far about the
worm which has lately been bother
ing local navel oranges and will tell
how to control citrus thrlps.
Saturdays program begins with a
pruning demonstration at 10 a. M.
conducted by II. II. Wasser. j. c..
Broderson will explain methods of
top working non productive trees,
and will discuss care OF such trees
for the first two years after top
working. Mr.. Broderson win demon
strate budding in old and young bark
and cleft grating. At 11:2O, Prof.
II. S. Fawcett. plant pathologist with
the Citrus Experiment Station at
Riverside, California, and one Of the
foremost citrus disease experts in the
world, will talk on diseases of cit
rus.
At p. m. Don c. Mote, state en-.
tomologist, will explain the reasons
for the existing quarantine laws as
they affect the citrus industry. Prof.
e. +. Thomas, of the Citrus Expert
ment Station at Riverside, Califor-
MIA, will discuss irrigation and culti-
walton of groves. At 1870 l.. l..
Laythe, with the Bureau OF Biological
Survey, will give report of the pro-
gress OF the present campaign of the
citrus growers against pocket goph-
ers. At Professor Crider will make
public some very valuable and inter-
esting data regarding the effect OF
irrigation and cover cropping on
temperatures.
After each number on the program
a five-minute interval will be allowed
for questions.
The present institute is the third
OF its kind put on Jointly by the Ari-
zona Citrus Growers company and
the county agricultural agent. It is
the strongest program yet offered,
and the evident interest of the grow.
ers ins ures most valuable institute.
No charges for admission are made
and anyone interested, whether a cit
rus grower or prospective grower, is
cordially invited to attend all the ses-
sions.