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BULLETIN 43, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
defective pods, which may be known as " grade 2," the first-class 
pods, of course, being referred to as " grade 1." After assorting, the 
peppers are placed in bags, preferably the 5-bushel size, which hold 
about 50 pounds of dried pods. They are then stored away as com- 
pactly as possible until marketed. The peppers should not stand too 
long in storage, as they deteriorate in value. Eats also are very 
destructive to peppers. 
YIELD. 
The experimental cultivation of paprika on an acreage basis was 
begun in 1905. and was continued under careful observation for four 
seasons. During that 
f ZO'-O- sj period the effect of 
variation in weather 
conditions had an op- 
portunity to develop. 
The degree of com- 
pleteness of the stand 
was found to vary as 
a result of the dif- 
ferent causes. With 
increasing familiar- 
ity with the practical 
handling of the crop, 
some variation in 
yield may have been 
due to the human 
factor. It is prob- 
able that the results 
reported here may 
therefore be taken to 
represent fairly well 
the range of paprika 
yields likely to be met under usual conditions, assuming a practice 
of careful farming. 
In 1905 three acres of paprika were planted, the total yield which 
resulted being about 3.200 pounds of dried pods, the average yield 
per acre being about 1,067 pounds. In 1906 two plats were grown. 
One plat of one-half acre yielded 425 pounds, giving a rate of 850 
pounds per acre. The other plat of 1 acres yielded 3,280 pounds, an 
average of 820 pounds per acre. In 1907 a plat three-fourths of an 
acre in extent yielded 1,015 pounds, or at the rate of 1,353 pounds per 
acre. In 1908 it was deemed justifiable to undertake the experiment 
on a larger basis. Plat Xo. 1. comprising 10 acres of ground, yielded 
13,969 pounds, an average of 1,396.9 pounds per acre. Plat Xo. 2, 
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Fig. 10. — Ground-floor plan of a paprika curimg barn. 
