WE RECOMMEND THESE GEORGIA PLANTS 



GROWN FROM STOKES SEED, CERTIFIED BY GEORGIA OFFICIALS, PACKED AND SHIPPED 

 UNDER SUPERVISION OF OUR OWN MEN 



FOR those who 

 have lingering 

 doubts about certi- 

 fied Tomato plants 

 grown in Georgia, 

 we wish to say that, 

 in our humble opin- 

 ion, they are the 

 best buy on the 

 market. Their suc- 

 cess is based on a 

 stronger plant cost- 

 ing less money. Like 

 everything else that 

 develops too quickly, 

 this industry did 

 have its difficulties and its disappointments, but to 

 the lasting credit of the State of Georgia, these 

 troubles are now largely under control. 



The Georgia plant certification system is one of the 

 most effective sanitation jobs we have ever known. 

 It covers soil-practice, certification of seed, spraying, 

 and packing. The seed must not only be certified by 

 the state of origin, but must pass a biological test for 

 freedom from pathogenic organisms. The present dis- 

 infectant. New Improved Ceresan, has proved far more 

 effective than the bichloride of mercury treatment in 

 use up until last year. This new ethyl mercury phos- 



phate has almost completely controlled the dreaded 

 Macrosporium solatium, or stem-rot disease, which 

 formerly took such a heavy toll. 



Although approximately 1000 acres of Tomato 

 plants will be grown in Georgia from Stokes Seed in 

 the spring of 1938, the early bookings are always 

 heavy, and we advise prompt placing of orders. The 

 plants will be strong, hardy, field-grown stock which 

 is well rooted and well hardened. Our packing is done 

 with great care, and for the most part peat moss will 

 be used instead of sphagnum. The schedule of varie- 

 ties and shipping dates noted below will be adhered 

 to as strictly as the weather permits. 



VARIETIES AVAILABLE: 



VALIANT BONNY BEST STOKESDALE 

 PRITCHARD RUTGERS 

 MASTER MARGLOBE, STRAIN SIX 

 MASTER MARGLOBE, STRAIN EIGHT 



Price j. 0. b. Georgia shipping point, $2.23 per 1000 

 f. 0. b. New Jersey receiving point, $2.75 per 1000 

 Solid cars will be shipped to any point. 



Except for private truck delivery we recommend the f. o. b. 

 New Jersey basis, for solid cars arrive a day sooner than 

 L. C. L. shipments. 



SHIPPING PERIOD: MAY I TO MAY 20 



THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS 

 ON SPACING 



Here, again, there can be no set rule. Conditions ob- 

 viously differ. Objectives differ. But one factor cannot be 

 overlooked — spraying. To spray properly one must have 

 space to work between vines. Some of our more successful 

 Tomato growers are spacing 4 feet in the row, with rows 

 5 feet apart. Several men who were elected to New Jersey's 

 1936 Ten-Ton Tomato Club used that spacing. A Tomato 

 plant likes ample ventilation. Then, too, 4 by 5-foot spacing 

 gives the pickers more room in which to work. There is 

 much to be said for wider planting. This table may be 



helpful. Plants per Acre 



3 feet X 1 foot 14,520 



3 feet X 2 feet 7,260 



3 feet X 3 feet 4,840 



4 feet X 1 foot 10,890 



4 feet X 2 feet 5,445 



4 feet X 3 feet 3,630 



4 feet X 4 feet 2,723 



5 feet X 3 feet 2,901 



5 feet X 4 feet 2,178 



5 feet X 5 feet 1,743 



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