ndebted to Dr. Charles B. Sayre 

 ty-three days after starter solutions i 

 ent solution. Each number can bl 

 No. 8 = 10 pounds of 4-16-4 (acid 



• used. Plant No 



6 was the check, t 

 No. 7 = 10 pound: 

 f 13-26-13; No. 1( 



the above photograph. Thi: 

 r only being used. This is 

 3-12-6; No. 5 = 10 pounds 



i the differences i 



BULLETIN BOARD-1943 



Do Not Fail to Use Starter Solutions 



A half-pint of a well-balanced nutrient solution per 

 plant will result in a reduction in the loss of plants in 

 transplanting, will stimulate earlier maturity and will 

 increase yield. Because two important elements are 

 not now available, namely, Ammophos and Nitrate 

 of Potash, Dr. Sayre has worked out other formulas 

 by using standard fertilizer mixtures. The following 

 three combinations all proved successful: 5-10-5, 

 5-10-10, or 4-16-4. They should be used at the 

 rate of 1 pound of fertilizer to 5 gallons of water. In 

 order that the solution become completely dissolved, 

 it is suggested that you mix a stock solution made up 

 of 10 pounds of the fertilizer mixture and 10 gallons 

 of water. Having done that, mix 10 gallons of this 

 stock solution /having first poured it through some 

 kind of strainer/ with 50 gallons of water. After 

 studying the above photograph, no alert Tomato 

 grower will overlook the importance of using starter 

 solution in place of plain water at the time of trans- 

 planting Tomatoes. 



Avoid Deep Cultivation 



The root-growth drawings to the left of this page 

 place great emphasis on the avoidance of deep cultiva- 

 tion close to the plant, especially during the period 

 beginning with the second month after transplanting. 

 Shallow root-growth is, of course, encouraged by a 

 rainy period. If a wet period is followed by a dry 

 period, and if deep cultivation is then practiced, the 



crop will almost 

 som-end rot. 



ly suffer severely from blos- 



Watch for the Garber Tomato Picker 



On December 3, 1942, over 1,000 Tomato growers 

 met in Camden, N. J., at the annual meeting of the 

 New Jersey Horticultural Society. The most interest- 

 ing exhibit was the Garber Tomato Picker, a machine 

 which reaches across seven rows of Tomatoes, each 

 row being handled by a picker lying in a hammock 

 over the row. This machine will probably see a lot 

 of refinement in the near future, but the fact that a 

 tonnage of Tomatoes may be gathered with the vines 

 practically undamaged is a very great asset. Mr. B. 

 Snavely Garber, Lancaster, Pa., R. D. 1, may have 

 started something. 



Seed Canisters Are Out Until Peace Comes 



Except those firms which are fortunate enough to 

 have carried over a supply of canisters, some other 

 substitute bag is going to be necessary for the time 

 being. WPB has ruled out anything with metal on it. 

 Our company has quickly gone back to the heavy Kraft 

 envelopes. You will find our Tomato seed, inside, en- 

 tirely up to the old standard in every way. The pack- 

 age carries the New Jersey seal of certification on 

 Stokesdale, Master Marglobe and Rutgers. All of this 

 seed has been disinfected with New Improved Cere- 

 san. The germination and the date of the test is on 

 the seed certificate. 



