17 annual

gulf citrus growers institute

Dade City

VOL. 20 -- NUMBER 2

APRIL 1962

Tractor-Mounted Hedging and Pruning Equipment
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OFFICIAL

PROGRAM

The Citrus Advisory Committee of CITRUS,
HERNANDO, HILLSBOROUGH, PASCO and
PINELLAS Counties.
DIRECTED BY
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE

17th ANNUAL

Gulf Citrus Growers Institute

Friday, April 27, 1962
-- Dade City, Florida --
9:00 A.M. PRESIDING
Fred P. Lawrence
Citriculturist,
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Florida
Gaines.ville 11

HOW TO GET
THERE

Agricultural Center Building

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INVOCATION
Reverend Reid H. Newland, Pastor
First Presbyterian Church
Dade City

THE 196 2 SPRAY AND DUST PROGRAM

ANNOUNCEMENTS
and
INTRODUCTIONS
J. F. Higgins
agricultural Agent
Pasco County
Dade City
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Brogdon

James E. Brogdon, Associate Entomologist,
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Florida -- Gainesville

COMMERCIAL CITRUS PEST CONTROL BY HELICOPTER |

J Harvey Sutton, Assistant Production Manager
1, Waverly Growers Cooperative
cAri Waverly, Florida

EFFECTS OF SEVERAL METHODS OF GIRDLING
PASCO C ON YIELDS and VIGOR OF NAVEL ORANGE TREES
Cu iNrSTY Everette Fischer, Production Manager
Winter Garden Citrus Growers Association
Winter Garden, Florida

/ E RECESS

AGRICULTURAL CENTER BUILDING
Dade City -
$ Meeting Place for the 17th Annual
I GULF CITRUS GROWERS' INSTITUTE J

Sutton

Fischer

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Swanson

NOON
Luncheon will be

WHAT'S IN THE FUTURE IN FLORIDA AGRICULTURE?
Henry F. Swanson, Orange County Agent
Agricultural Extension Service
Orlando, Florida

GROWER ATTEMPTS TO REJUVENATE OLD GROVES
R. E. (Bob) Norris, Lake County Agent
Agricultural Extension Service
Tavares, Florida

Norris

DUTCH-TREAT LUNCHEON AND "SWAP SHOP"
served by the Fort Dade and Fort King Home Demonstration Clubs

INCREASING GRAPEFRUIT SIZE and QUALITY
-- Can It Be Done and Will It Pay? --

Dr. Herman Reitz, Horticulturist, in Charge
Citrus Experiment Station
Lake Alfred, Florida

THE TEXAS CITRUS SITUATION

Dick Henscz, Horticulturist
Texas A and I University
Weslaco, Texas

RE C E S S

THE FOOT-ROT PROBLEM
Dr. Gordon Grimm, Pathologist
USDA Horticultural Station
Orlando, Florida

FROST PROTECTION FROM WIND MACHINES and HEATERS
Dr. John Gerber, Asso. Climatologist, Fruit Crops Dept.
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

FROST PROTECTION FROM IRRIGATION

Harrison

D. S. Harrison, Asso. Agricultural Engineer
Agricultural Extension Service
Gainesville, Florida
and
S. E. Dowling, Agricultural Engineer
Rainy Sprinkler System
Gainesville, Florida

ADJOURN

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Grimm

Henscz

Gerber

Dowling

Gulf Coast Citrus Growers Institute

DIRECTED BY:

FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE
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Watkins McMullen

M. O. Watkins, Director
K. S. McMullen, District Agent
F. P. Lawrence, Citriculturist
Jack T. McCown, Asst. Citriculturist
H. J. Brinkley, County Agent
Quentin Medlin, County Agent
L. L. Rozar, Asst. County Agent
Jackson Haddox, Asst. County Agent

J. F. Higgins, County Agent
Jean Beem, County Agent
C. R. Smith, County Agent
R. E. Norris, County Agent
H. F. Swanson, County Agent
W. P. Hayman, County Agent
R. M. Davis, Asst. County Agent
Theodore Gallo III, Asst. County Agent

GROWER ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Iardman Futch

be Collura

Muirennan

Whitmore

Cecil Bishop
M. M. Mulrennan
L. E. Hardman
A. H. Whitmore
Joe C. Collura
James H. Futch
Morton Howell
O. W. Lipsey
C. P. McCabe
Henry C. Whitesell
W. L. Tait

Hernando County
Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County
Orange County
Pasco County
Pasco County
Pasco County
Pasco County
Pasco County
Pinellas County
Polk County

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COOPERATING AGENCIES

Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
U.S.D.A. Horticultural Station -
Florida Citrus Production Credit Association
Boards of County Commissioners -
Pasco, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Orange,
Lake, Citrus and Polk Counties

Tait Bishop

April

THE INSTITUTE STAFF EXPRESSES APPRECIATION TO:
Florida Citrus Production Credit Association . .
.. for Programs
Pasco Packing Company . . .
. for Orange Juice and Publicity
Florida Citrus Mutual. . . . . for Publicity
Ft. King and Ft. Dade Home Demonstration Clubs....
. . .. for Lunch

AND ALL OTHERS WHO ASSISTED

COMPLETE

FLORIDA CITRUS
Production
A Credit
Association

CTe Siqn o ...
DEPENDABLE CREDIT

SERVING
GROWERS
in *al the
Citrus-producing
Counties
of Florida

CITRUS FINANCING

ORLANDO
824 Highland Street
P. 0. Box 2111
Phone:
GArden 23157
EUSTIS WINTER HAVEN
910 S. Bay St. 206 Avenue D, N.W.
P. O. Box 1415 P. 0. Box 786
Phone: Phone:
ELgin 7-3377 CYpress 4-1789
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