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Decay, averaging 3.7 percent per carlot showing decay, was found 

 in 191 carlots, or 41 percent of those inspected. 



A summary of all brussels sprouts inspections is given in table 19. 

 It will be noted that decay was somewhat more prevalent in 1941 and 

 1942 than in other years and for the entire period averaged 1.5 percent 

 per carlot inspected. All of the decay was reported as bacterial soft 

 rot. 



Table 19. — Summary of brussels sprouts inspections, 1935-42 l 





Carlots inspected 



Percentage 



of carlots 



inspected 



showing 



decay 



Average 



decay 2 



per carlot 



inspected 



Year 



Percentage 



of New 



York City 



rail unloads 



Total 



1935 



Percent 

 100 



97 

 72 

 73 

 73 

 81 

 78 

 53 



Number 

 22 

 61 

 54 

 74 

 85 

 96 

 61 

 10 



Percent 

 27 

 54 

 48 

 24 

 33 

 32 

 66 

 90 



Percent 

 0.3 



1936 .. 



1.5 



1937 



1.4 



1938 



1.0 



1939-.. 



.7 



1940 



1.5 



1941 



1942 



3.6 

 2.1 



Total 



78 



463 



41 



1.5 



i All from California. 



2 All reported as bacterial soft rot caused by Erwinia carotovora. 



Cabbage 



Nearly 43,500 carlots of cabbage were unloaded during the 7-year 

 period. Truck shipments from a number of States, but chiefly New 

 York and New Jersey, constituted 55 percent of all unloads. The 

 other 45 percent arrived by rail. Almost all of the rail unloads 

 originated in the States covered by these inspections. 



Inspections were made on 4,597 carlots, or approximately 23 per- 

 cent of all rail unloads. Distribution of decay 15 within them was as 

 follows: 





Carlots in 



indicated 





Carlots in indicated 





decay class 



Decay class (percent) — 



decay class 



Decay class (percent) : 



Number 



Percent 



Number 



Percent 







1,737 



37.8 



Continued 







Trace-4 



934 



20.3 



50-54 



18 



0.4 



5-9 



587 



12.8 



55-59 



22 



. 5 



10-14 



405 



8.8 



60-64 



12 



.3 



15-19 



265 



5.8 



65-69 



13 



.3 



20-24 



205 



4.5 



70-74 



13 



.3 



25-29 



132 



2.9 



75-79 



8 



.2 



30-34 



84 



1.8 



80-84 



3 



. 1 



35-39 



66 



1.4 



85-89 



1 



Trace 



40-44 



48 



1.0 



90-94 



2 



Trace 



45-49 



37 



.8 



95-99 



5 



. 1 



Alternaria leaf spot included with decay. 



