Tomatoes Want a Normal, Steady Growth with No Setbacks 



The Ca use oF Blossom-End Rot 



WHEN a Tomato plant fails to obtain 

 sufficient soil-moisture to meet its 

 transpiration requirements, it draws its 

 moisture from the developing fruit. This 

 causes the cell tissues at the blossom end of 

 the Tomato to collapse, which, in turn, 

 forms a large black spot that makes the 

 fruit unsalable. 



Heavy losses from this disease occur in 

 dry spells that follow periods of abundant 

 moisture, during which the plant makes a 

 soft, succulent growth. Deeply prepared 

 soil, plenty of organic matter, and a uniform 

 and ample supply of moisture, through 

 irrigation, if necessary, will eliminate 

 blossom-end rot. Dr. C. B. Sayre, New 

 York Experiment Station, Geneva, has 

 recently published an illuminating report 

 on this subject. 



Blossom-end rot, like many other Tomato 

 diseases, usually can be held down to a 

 minimum loss through good soil-practice. 



THIS elementary lesson was given us many years ago by our 

 well-remembered friend, Dr. W. W. Tracy, Sr., of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Of all the new knowledge per- 

 taining to Tomato production, nothing has come to light to 

 change this very simple fact. Time after time we have noticed 

 that once a Tomato crop receives a setback, it seldom recovers 

 its original strength and vigor. Growers will do well to take 

 every possible precaution at all stages of the development of the 

 crop. There must be no exception to this between seed-time and 

 harvest. Make this next crop your best crop, and keep these 

 points in mind: 



1. Use pedigreed stocks. The losses from planting run-out, 

 oflf-type, low-producing strains are difficult to compute. 



2. Set your plants early and see that they are well rooted and 

 fresh when they are put in the ground. Never set a field without 

 the use of water. Poor plants often take two weeks to recover. 



3. Set your fields in squares so as to cultivate both ways. A 

 weekly cultivation is desirable. As one grower has said: "One 

 good crop at a time is enough for any field." 



4. Watch your picking. This is a vitally important factor in 

 Tomato profits. Many growers find that paying pickers by the 

 day, and not by the basket, is the best plan. The cost per basket 

 will not be more and the quality per basket will be improved. 



You are always welcome. Early August is the best time 



Lange's 

 Earliana 



Valiant 



Stokesdale 



Bonny 

 Best 



Pritchard 



Glovel 



Grothen's 

 Globe 



Rutgers 



Master 

 Marglobe 

 No. 6 



Days to Maturity*. 



104 



107 



112 



113 



113 



118 



112 



122 



118 



Aver. Weight in ounces . 



Relation Depth -to -Width . 



75% 



90% 



85 



86% 



85% 



90% 



80^7 



80% 



Approximate Outline 



95% 



*These maturity figures have been taken at our Stokesdale Proving Grounds. The time will be shortened as much as 30 days 

 for far southern planting and lengthened by 30 days at far northern points. 



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