50 



CIRCULAR 



3. 17. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



present inspections. Boat shipments, chiefly from Florida and 

 Texas, accounted for 24 percent; truck shipments from a number of 

 States, chiefly Xew Jersey, Xew York, Florida, and Xorth Carolina, 

 comprised 62 percent of the total unloads. 



Inspections were made on 659 carlots, or 23 percent of all rail 

 unloads. Distribution of decav within them was as follows: 







Carlots in indicated 







Carlots in 



indicated 





(percent) : 



decay class 



Decav class 



(percent) — 



decay class 



ecav class 



Number 



Percent 



Number 



Percent 









261 



39. 6 



Continued 







Trace-4__ 





250 



37. 9 



50-54___ 













5-9 





88 



13.4 



55—59 













10-14 





27 



4. 1 



60-64___ 













15-19 





8 



1. 2 



65-69_._ 













20-24 





11 



1.7 



70-74___ 













25-29 





6 



.9 



75-79___ 





1 



. 2 



30-34 





4 



. 6 



80-84___ 





2 



.3 



35-39 













85-89___ 













40-44 __ 







 





 



90-94.. _ 





1 



. 2 



45-49 







Decay, averaging 5.9 percent per carlot showing decay, was found 

 in 398 carlots, or 60 percent of those inspected. Distribution of decay 

 by types was as follows: 



Distribution Distribution 



Average 

 Carlots per carlot 

 Kind of decav: (number) (percent) 



Bacterial soft rot___ 276 4.2 



Rhizopus rot 128 4.9 



Grav mold rot 33 8.5 



Carlots 



Average 

 per carlot 



Kind of decay — Con. (number) (percent) 



Watery soft rot 

 Other decav 



5 



33 



4. 6 

 7.4 



Table 33. — Summary of pepper inspections, 193-5-42 

 ANALYSIS BY YEARS 





Carlots inspected 



Percent- 

 age of 

 carlots 

 inspect- 

 ed show- 

 ing de- 

 cay 



Average decay per carlot inspected 



Year or State 



Percent- 

 age of 

 Xew 

 York 

 City rail 

 unloads 



Total 



Total of 

 decays 



Bacte- 

 rial soft 

 roti 



Rhizo- 

 pus rot 3 



Gray 

 mold 

 rot 3 



Other 

 decay 



1935 



Percent 



51 



41 



32 



35 



9 



18 



9 



3 



Number 



59 



214 



125 



120 



22 



67 



38 



14 



Percent 

 42 

 62 

 66 

 67 

 23 

 51 

 68 



Percent 

 1.4 

 3.9 

 4.3 

 4.6 

 .5 

 3.5 

 1 s 



Percent 



1.1 



1.8 



3.1 



1.7 



.3 



1.9 



. 5 



.2 



Percent 

 0.1 

 1.1 

 1.1 

 1.1 

 Trace 

 .6 

 1.1 

 3.2 



Percent 







. 5 



Trace 



.8 



.2 



\l 



.1 







Percent 

 0.2 



1936 



.5 



1937 



.1 



1938 



1.0 



1939 







1940 



.2 



1941 



.1 



1942 



93 3.4 



Trace 







Total 



23 j 659 60 . 3.6 1.8 



1.0 



.4 .4 



ANALYSIS BY STATES 



California 



62 

 16 

 27 

 50 



103 

 304 



51 

 119 



82 



50 

 64 

 65 

 51 

 73 



4.8 

 3.0 

 3.4 

 2.4 

 6.2 



1.4 

 2.1 

 1.4 

 1.0 

 2.6 



0.1 

 .8 



2.0 

 .8 



2.5 



2.2 

 Trace 

 

 .4 

 



1.1 



Florida 



.1 



Louisiana. . 



Trace 



Texas 



.2 





1.1 









Total.... 





659 



60 



3.6 



1.8 



1.0 



.4 



.4 









Caused by Erwinia carotovora. 



Caused by Rhizopus spp. 



Caused by Botrytis spp. 



