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Contents: Introduction (Botany – Composition of the Avocado Flesh – Dietetic Value – Use – Climate) --- Production (Soil and Water Relations – Varieties – Nursery Management –Propagation – Establishing an Orchard – Orchard Management – Harvesting – Yields – Theft – Fruit Handling – Packing and Storage – Diseases – Insects) --- Economics (Distribution and Sales – Prices – Production Costs – Growers' Returns – Prospects for Avocado Growing in Puerto Rico) --- Literature Cited --- Additional References.