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CIRCULAR 



3. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Inspections were made on S56 caiiots. or 4 percent of all rail unloads. 

 The distribution of decav within them was as follows: 



Carlots in indicated 

 decav class 



Carlots in indicated 

 decay class 



Decav class (percent) 



O-J 



Trace— 4 



5-9 



10-14 



15-19 



20-24 



25-29 



30-34 



35-39 



40-44 



Xumber 



221 



419 



74 



49 



30 



11 



11 



9 



11 



5 



Percent 



26. 2 



49. 

 8.6 

 5. 7 

 3. 5 

 1. 3 

 1.3 

 1. 

 1. 3 

 . 6 



Decay class (percent) — Xumber 

 Continued 



45-49 



50-54 •____ 



55—59 



60-64 



65-69 



70-74 



Percent 



vo-/y. 

 S0-S4. 

 85-89. 







Decay, averaging 6.8 percent per carlot showing decay, was found 

 in 632 carlots. or 74 percent of those inspected. Distribution of decay 

 by types was as follows: 



Distribution Distribution 



Kind of decay — Con 



Blue mold rot 



Fusarium rot 



Other decav 1 







Areraae 





Carlots 



per carlot 



Kind of decav: 



(number) 



(percent) 



Grav mold rot 



400 



5.8 



Bacterial soft rot 



259 



5. 7 



Black mold rot 



44 



7. 9 





Average 



Carlots 



per carlot 



(number) 



(percent) 



6 



2. 2 



5 



1. 6 



156 



.8 



ANALYSIS BY YEAR: 



Year or State 



Average decay per carlot inspected 



Per- 

 cent- 

 age of 

 carlots 

 in- 



Total 



T t i spected 



Gray 

 mold 

 rot i 



Bac- 

 terial 

 soft 

 rot 3 



Black 

 mold 

 rot 3 



Blue 

 mold 

 rot* 



Fu- 

 sarium 

 rot 5 



Other 

 decay 



---- 



1941 



1942 



Total 



Percent 



43 



Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent 



5.9 



3.2 



2.7 



4.5 



.6 



2.5 



4.5 



1.2 



2.3 



4.fi 



1.6 



.4 



.9 



.4 



.4 



2.1 



.5 



1.3 



6.3 



4.0 



2.3 







2.3 

 .1 

 .3 



Trace 



3.5 



1.4 







.1 



Trace 



.3 











Trace 







Trace 





 Trace 

















 Trace 







Trace 







1.0 

 .4 





 Trace 

 Trace 

 Trace 



9 



ANALYSIS BY STATE: 



California. .. 



Colorado 



Georgia 



Idaho 



Indiana 



Michigan... 

 Xew York.. 



Ohio 



Oregon 



Texas 



:r.gton. 

 Unknown.. . 



Total. 



44 



" 



GO 

 10C 



■7 



1.9 

 3.7 

 17.2 

 2.4 

 5.6 

 2.4 

 1.2 

 5.6 

 1.5 

 5.0 

 5.5 

 6.1 



0.6 



1.7 



13.1 



1.0 



2.4 



1.4 



.3 



2.6 



Trace 



2.7 



1.3 



1.5 



1.0 

 1.7 

 4.0 

 1.3 

 3.2 

 1.0 



.8 

 2.9 



.3 

 1.7 

 1.0 

 1.4 



0.2 

 

 

 

 

 Trace 

 

 

 



.5 

 



.4 



0.1 











.1 











.1 







































.5 



.5 



Trace 











.5 



.4 







S56 



5.0 



2. 



Trace Trace 



Trace 

 0.2. 



.1 

 

 

 



.1 

 .1 



.2 



.1 



2.7 



2.4 



' Caused by Botrytis spp. 



3 Caused by Erwinia carotocora. 



* Caused by Aspergillus niger. 



* Caused by Penicillium spp. 

 ■ Caused by Fusarium spp. 



