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Distribution 



Kind of decay — Con. 

 Watery so'ft rot_ _ 

 Other decay 



Distribution 



Average 



Carlots per carlot 



(number) (percent) 



0, 853 17. 5 



4, 223 6. 5 



180 3. 6 



Average 

 Carlots per carlot 

 (number) (percent) 



11 8.3 

 44 11.3 



Kind of decav: 



Tipburn... 10, 853 



Bacterial soft rot 

 Gray mold rot _ _ 



A summary of all lettuce inspections is given in table 28. It will 

 be noted that most of the carlots were from California and Arizona. 

 Except in 1942 tipburn was more prevalent than bacterial soft rot; 

 the former accounted for about two-thirds of the spoilage and the 



Table 28. — Summary of lettuce inspections, 1935-42 

 ANALYSIS BY YEARS 





Carlots in- 

 spected 



Per- 

 cent- 

 age 

 of car- 

 lots in- 

 spected 

 show- 

 ing 

 decay 



Average decay ! per carlot inspected 



Year, State, or month 



Per- 

 cent- 

 age 



of New 

 York 

 City 



rail un- 

 loads 



Total 



Total 



of 

 decays 



Tip- 

 burn 



Bac- 

 terial 

 soft 

 rot-' 



Gray 

 mold 

 rot 3 



Watery 

 soft 

 rot 4 



Other 

 decay 



1935 



Per- 

 cent 

 55 

 60 

 56 

 54 

 47 

 53 

 49 

 37 



Num- 

 ber 

 1,885 

 4.147 

 3,984 

 3,441 

 3,453 

 3,435 

 3,125 

 1,267 



Per- 

 cent 

 68 

 68 

 69 

 72 

 66 

 65 

 72 

 57 



Per- 

 cent 

 9.6 

 14.0 

 13.0 

 10.7 

 11.6 

 10.7 

 10.5 

 7.7 



Per- 

 cent 

 6.0 

 10.3 

 7.6 

 7.0 

 8.4 

 7.6 

 7.4 

 2.7 



Per- 

 cent 

 3.6 

 3.7 

 5.2 

 3.7 

 3.2 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 5.0 



Per- 

 cent 

 

 Trace 

 .1 

 Trace 

 Trace 

 .1 

 .1 

 Trace 



Per- 

 cent 





 Trace 

 Trace 

 Trace 



















Per- 

 cent 

 Trace 



1936 



Trace 



1937 



0.1 



1938 



Trace 



1939 



Trace 



1940 







1941 .. 



Trace 



1942... 











Total 



52 



24, 737 



68 



11.5 



7.7 



3.8 



Trace 



Trace 



Trace 







ANALYSIS BY STATES 



Arizona... . 



59 

 60 

 95 

 69 

 8 

 41 

 10 

 43 

 78 



5,085 



18, 357 



26 



196 



279 



41 



46 



34 



138 



535 



58 

 71 

 42 

 53 

 59 

 61 

 98 

 94 

 82 

 50 



8.3 

 12.5 

 6.3 

 6.6 

 6.5 

 9.9 

 37.7 

 24.2 

 8.1 

 9.3 



4.1 



8.9 



3.0 



5.5 



. 7 



8.2 



31.0 



19.8 



2.6 



4.9 



4.1 

 3.6 

 3.3 

 1.1 

 5.7 

 1.7 

 6.7 

 4.4 

 5.5 

 4.3 



Trace 

 Trace 









 .1 





 Trace 









 .1 



Trace 

 Trace 



































0.1 



California .... ... 



Trace 



Colorado 







Idaho 







New York... 







Oregon 







South Carolina 







Virginia 







Washington 







Unknown .. 













Total 





24, 737 



68 



11.5 



7.7 



3.8 



Trace 



Trace 



Trace 









ANALYSIS OF CALIFORNIA DATA BY MONTHS 







Januarv . ... 



57 

 55 

 61 

 97 

 59 

 55 

 50 

 62 

 61 

 61 

 59 

 57 



1,206 

 1,623 



922 



844 

 2,376 



765 

 1,422 

 2,448 

 2,098 

 1,898 

 1,907 



848 



17 

 25 

 50 

 74 

 92 

 89 

 91 

 93 

 86 

 76 

 71 

 51 



1.0 



1.5 



3.9 



8.9 



18.0 



18.6 



24.0 



21.3 



16.3 



11.6 



6.4 



3.6 



0.8 



1.1 



2.3 



2.4 



9.5 



13.1 



19.9 



17.4 



12.6 



8.9 



3.7 



2.1 



0.2 

 .4 

 1.6 

 6.5 

 8.5 

 5.5 

 4.1 

 3.8 

 3.6 

 2.7 

 2.5 

 1.5 





 Trace 

 Trace 





 Trace 











Trace 



.1 



Trace 



.2 



Trace 



Trace 





















 Trace 

 Trace 

 Trace 

 Trace 

 Trace 







Trace 



February .. 







March 



Trace 



April 







May 



June.. 



Trace 

 



July 



Trace 



August 





September 



Trace 



October 



Trace 



November 



Trace 



December 



Trace 







Total... 



60 



18, 357 



71 



12.5 



8.9 



3.6 



Trace 



Trace 



Trace 







1 Tipburn included with decay. 

 1 Caused by Erwinia carotovora. 



3 Caused by Rotrylis spp. 



4 Caused by Sclerotinia spp. 



