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CIRCULAR 7 73, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Inspections were made on 1,689 carlots. or 55 percent of all rail un- 

 loads. Distribution of decay within them was as follows: 



Carlots in indicated 

 decay class 



Decav class (percent) 



0____ 



Trace-4 



5-9 



10-14 



15-19 



20-24 



25-29 



30-34 



35-39 



Number 



, 533 

 63 

 23 



19 

 12 



8 



7 



2 



5 



Percent 



90.8 



Decay class (percent) — 

 Continued 



40-44 



45-49 i___ 



50-54 



55-59 



60-64 



65-69 



70-74 



75-79 



Carlots in indicated 

 decay class 



Nu ruber Percent 



0.2 

 . 1 

 . 2 

 . 3 

 . 1 



Decay, averaging 12.9 percent per carlot showing decay, was found 

 in 156 carlots, or 9 percent of those inspected. Distribution of decay 

 by types was as follows: 



Distribution Distribution 







Average 







Average 





Carlots 



per carlot 





Carlots 



per carlot 



Kind of decav: 



(number) 



(percent) 



Kind of decay — Con. 



(number) 



(percent) 



Bacterial soft rot__ 



137 



13. 5 



Fusarium rot 



6 



8.3 



Grav mold rot 



11 



6. 6 



Other decay 



6 



7.8 



Table 17. — Summary of beet inspections, 1935-42 

 ANALYSIS BY YEARS 





Carlots inspected 



Percent- 

 age of 

 carlots 

 inspected 

 showing 

 decay 



Average decay per carlot inspected 



Year, State, or month 



Percent- 

 age of 

 New 

 York 

 City 

 rail 



unloads 



Total 



Total 



of 

 decays 



Bac- 

 terial 

 soft 

 roti 



Gray 



mold 

 rot 2 



Fusa- 

 rium 

 rot 3 



Other 

 decay 



1935 



Percent 

 72 

 72 

 67 

 50 

 52 

 55 

 45 

 43 



Number 

 33 

 316 

 267 

 283 

 215 

 243 

 194 

 138 



Percent 

 

 7 



10 

 20 

 6 

 8 

 3 

 10 



Percent 

 



1.3 

 1.1 

 2.3 

 1.0 

 1.4 

 .3 

 .5 



Percent 

 

 1.1 



.9 

 2.3 



.9 

 1.3 



.1 



.5 



Percent 







.1 



.2 



Trace 





 Trace 

 .1 

 



Percent 











Trace 







.1 



.1 











Percent 

 



1936 



.1 



1937. . 



Trace 



1938 







1939 







1940- 



Trace 



1941-.. 



.1 



1942 











Total 



55 



1,689 



9 



1.2 



1.1 



.1 



Trace 



Trace 











ANALYSIS BY STATES 



Texas 



64 

 17 



1,603 

 47 

 39 



9 



9 

 21 



1.2 



. 7 



1.3 



1.1 

 .3 



0.1 

 

 .1 



Trace 

 

 



Trace 



Virginia . .. 







Unknown. .. _ 



.9 









Total 





1,689 



9 



1.2 



1.1 



.1 



Trace 



Trace 









ANALYSIS OF TEXAS DATA BY MONTHS 







Januarv. 



71 

 60 

 60 

 62 

 61 

 48 

 100 

 72 



241 

 201 

 324 

 429 

 198 

 16 

 33 

 161 



10 

 6 

 9 

 5 

 21 

 56 

 9 

 1 



0.9 



.5 



1.7 



.6 



3.4 



7.2 



1.4 



.1 



0.9 



.4 



1.6 



.6 



3.2 



3.5 



1.4 



.1 





 



.1 

 



.1 

 2.9 

 

 





 .1 

 Trace 





 .1 

 .1 















February.. 







March. . . 



Trace 



April 







May ... . 







June . ... 



.7 



November... .. 







December 











Total 



64 



1.603 



9 



1.2 



1.1 



.1 



Trace 



Trace 







1 Caused by Erwinia carotorora. 



2 Caused by Botrytis spp. 



3 Caused by Fusarium spp. 



