THE RUTGERS TOMATO 



A PROMISING SORT FOR CANNERIES ON ACCOUNT OF COLOR AND HIGH YIELD 



Messrs. Hall, Schermerhorn, and Stokes at 

 our Company proving grounds 



SUMMARY : 



Introduced by New Jersey Experi- 

 ment Station, 1935. 

 Days to maturity: 118. 

 Certified '3 5 by N.J. Dept. of Agric. 

 Germination: 92 per cent or better. 

 Date of test: December, 193 5. 

 Ratio of depth to width: 7 5 per cent. 

 Interior: Solid. 



Color: Intense scarlet. Ripens from 

 inside out. 



Average weight of fruit: 8 ounces. 



This Tomato in its present form is of doubtful market value, and is not 

 recommended for shippers. Too large a proportion of the fruit is heavy 

 and flat and will not pack well in the lug box. The Rutgers has been de- 

 veloped as a cannery Tomato and as such it may establish a place of impor- 

 tance. Its most striking feature is its brilliant interior color, a factor which 

 counts 30 per cent in the Government grading of Tomato juice. However, the 

 Government counts flavor at 40 per cent, and so far we are not much im- 

 pressed by the flavor of Rutgers. The rough types may eventually be elimi- 

 nated by further selection. We, of course, can only report on the stock as 

 we find it. Rutgers was given a thorough test under varying conditions this 

 past season. About 50 per cent of the tests brought favorable reports. 



The Rutgers Tomato is the product of a cross between Marglobe and 

 J. T. D., made some years ago on the Campbell Soup Co. Farms. It was later 

 turned over to Prof. L. G. Schermerhorn of the New Jersey Experiment 

 Station, and, after approximately six generations' selection, was formally 

 introduced under the name of Rutgers. Its habit of ripening from the inside 

 out should prove valuable to the manufacturer of Tomato products, provided 

 the grower can revise his ideas of picking. Under proper balance of soil and 

 fertilization, this Tomato should develop good acre yields. Its future place 

 of importance will depend largely on the stock-seed control. The seed we 

 offer herewith is the product of stock that has been produced from Prof. 

 Schermerhorn's stock seed. Up to this time we have not done any of our 

 own breeding work on Rutgers. 



Price, Postpaid: Trade pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; Vilb. $1.50; lb. $5 



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