FOLLOUl THE RULES 



The Stokes Company has grown and bred 

 tomatoes for 70 years. In this booklet we pass 

 along to you, our friends, a digest of our experi- 

 ence. Even if you start with the Stokes seed best 

 suited to your growing conditions and follow every 

 suggestion in this book we cannot guarantee you 

 production of 1 5, 25, or 30 tons per acre. However, 

 we can promise you a greater yield of more grade 

 A fruit than your fields have ever produced. 



We can all grow better tomatoes— we must grow 

 better tomatoes if we expect to hold our place 

 in the first division. The production of tomatoes 

 for market and for processing approaches $200 

 million per year. There is no reason for thinking 

 that the tomato, which is the most important 

 American vegetable, will lose its place providing 

 you as a manager follow the rules. Many of you 

 are now finding that it is far more profitable to 

 produce tomatoes on 25 acres the correct way, 

 than 100 acres the wrong way. 



Under our present economy, ordinary tomatoes 

 won't pay out. Why grow 200 field boxes per acre 

 at 2c per pound, when you can grow 400 field 

 boxes per acre at 4c per pound? How well you 

 understand and apply the fundamentals of tomato 

 growing will largely determine the degree of 

 your success. 



