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CIRCULAR 7 73, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Celery 



Nearly 39,500 carlots of celery were unloaded during the 7-year 

 period. Thirty-nine percent were truck shipments, practically all of 

 which came from New Jersey and New York (Long Island and 

 elsewhere). Rail shipments constituted 61 percent of the unloads; 

 nearly all of them originated in the States listed in table 23. 



Inspections were made on 4,757 carlots, or approximately 20 per- 

 cent of all rail unloads. Distribution of decay 16 within them was 

 as follows: 





Carlots in 



indicated 







Carlots in 



indicated 





decay class 



Decav class 



(percent) — 



decay class 



ecav class (percent) : 



Number 



Percent 



Number 



Percent 







1,908 



40. 1 



Continued 







Trace-4 



1,299 



27.3 



50-54__. 





22 



0. 5 



5-9 



580 



12. 2 



55-59__. 





9 



.2 



10-14 



287 



6.0 



60-64. _. 





20 



.4 



15-19 



193 



4. 1 



65-69__. 





10 



.2 



20-24 



119 



2. 5 



70-74. _. 





10 



.2 



25-29 



83 



1.7 



75-79. _ 





7 



. 1 



30-34 



76 



1. 6 



80-84. _. 





8 



. 2 



35-39 



38 



. 8 



85-89- . 





6 



. 1 



40-44 



34 



.7 



90-94. _. 





14 



. 3 



45-49 



26 



. 5 



95-99. _ 





8 



.2 



Decay, averaging 11.1 percent per carlot showing decay, was 

 found in 2,849 carlots, or 60 percent of those inspected. Distribution 

 of decay by types was as follows: 



Distribution 



Distribution 



Carlots 



Kind of decay: (.number) 



Watery soft rot 1, 435 



Late blight 442 



Bacterial soft rot 



of leaves 1,311 



Bacterial soft rot 



of stalks 217 



Average 

 per carlot 

 (percent) 



7.2 

 20.3 



6.3 



7. 5 



Kind of decay- 

 Blackheart •_ . 

 Early blight. 

 Other decay. 



-Con. 



Carlots 

 (number) 



303 



36 



125 



Average 

 per carlot 

 (percent) 



5. 5 



14.3 

 1. 



A summary of all celery inspections is given in table 23. Decay 

 per carlot inspected ranged from 1.5 to 10.1 percent and averaged 

 6.6 percent for the entire 7-year period. Much of the decay was 

 found in early stages, however, and much of it affected only the 

 leaves. Watery soft rot was the most prevalent decay; following 

 closely thereafter were late blight and bacterial soft rot. 



Least decay occurred in celery from Florida and most in that from 

 California. Relatively, late blight was particularly important in 

 shipments from California and early blight in those from Florida. 

 In the analysis of California data by months it will be noted that 

 decay was most prevalent from January through September. Late 

 blight occurred from November through June and was most prevalent 

 in February and March. In the Florida shipments decay was most 

 prevalent from April through June. Bacterial soft rot of stalks was 

 found in January and from March through June, blackheart from 

 January through June, and early blight from February through May. 



19 Early blight, late blight, and the nonparasitic trouble blackheart included 

 with decay. 



