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UNITED STATS S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
Economic Library List No. 10 
Washington, D. C. , June 1940 
THE -TOMATO INDUSTRY IN PUERTO RICO AND CUBA 
A Short List of References 
Compiled "by Eel en E. Hennefrund 
Library, Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
GENERAL 
Beattie, T7. R. El tomate. Pan Amer. Union. Div. Agr. Coop. Fublicacion 
Agriccla 133, 22pp. Washington, D. C. , 1939. 150.9 Ag8 no. 133 
Following a "brief history of the tomato, the writer discusses the 
soil, .crop rotation, varieties for market, seed production, preparation 
of the soil, sowing, cultivation, tying up of the vines, irrigation, 
insect control, diseases, harvesting and marketing, storage, cost of 
cultivation and profits, and preservation. The point of view from 
which the study was written was that of preparation for the United 
States market, although it was written for Latin American use. 
This pamphlet was summarized under the title "A los Cosecheros 
de Tomate" in El Agricultor Puerto rriqueno 20(2): 13. Feb. 1940. 
8 Ag333 
El mercado de vegetales en invierno. El Agricultor Puerto rriqueno 11(6): 
. 13-14, 19. Aug. 31, 1931. 8 Ag333 
Contains a brief paragraph giving for tomatoes the varieties, dates 
at which they should be shipped, . production per acre in Cuba and the 
need for careful selection and packing. Information is given from 
the point of view of exporting to the United States. Another para- 
graph (p. 19) brings out prices obtained and states that although 
Cuban and Puerto Rican tomatoes are equal in quality, the former are 
better packed. The writer feels that there is no reason why Puerto 
Rico should hot equal Cuba in this respect. 
