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United States (quantity and value) for 1932. It is pointed out that 
competition is very keen on the tonato market. Cuba is the chief 
source of supply for Hew York during the winter and^ exports thence an 
average of 1094 cars annually. 
McCord, J. E. , Descartes, S. L. , and Ruyke, E. A farm management study 
• • of -small farms in two areas of Puerto Rico.. Puerto Rico Col. St a* 
cRio PiedrasD Bui. 43, 64pp. San Juan, P. R. , 1936. 
?t. I. Carol ina-T raj ill o Alto; Pt. II. Isabel a. 
Some of the tables include statistics relating to tomato production 
■ In the Carolina-Trujillo Alto, 1934/35 as follows; area devoted to 
tomatoes on various types of farms, and average yield per cuerda of 
tomatoes (p. 15); sales of tomatoes on the different types of farms 
(p. 17); total value of marketable tomato production- and percent sold 
(p. 18). 
Mari, Mariano. El cultivo del tonate. Revista de Agricultura de Puerto 
Rico 25(5): 173-174. Nov. 1930. 8 R325 
Gives general directions for raising tomatoes, such as varieties 
to plant, seed, planting, appropriate soil, preparation of the land, 
cultivation, diseases and pests and harvesting. Classes of tomato and 
brief directions for preparing them for export are included. 
Mayoral Reinat, A. Notas importantes sobre las hortalizas. Revista de 
Agricultura de Puerto Rico 29(2): 368-377. Oct. -Dec. 1937. 8 R325 
Includes notes on the cultivation of tomatoes. 
Oliver Lugo, P. [Donates. Revista de Agricultura de Puerto Rico 24(10): 
• 151-154, 175. Apr. 1930. 8 R325 
Season and methods of sowing, transplanting and pruning, tying up 
the vine, training the tonato plant, and fertilizers are discussed. 
It is pointed out that tomatoes of select quality should be produced 
for shipment and Puerto Rico would then be in a position to enter into 
competition with United States producers with the advantages of 
climate in its favor. The need for small producer cooperatives and 
the advantages of cooperation in this industry are shown. A canning 
factory v/ould be a genuine help, and if the so factories offered credit, 
many small producers would give up grov/ing cane and plant vegetables. 
Puerto. Rico. Dept. of agriculture and commerce. Division of commerce. 
Annual book on statistics, fiscal, year 1938-39. 222pp. c San Juan? 
1940?] 252 74 Ag8 1938/39 
"The 1938-39 issue of the Book on Statistics resumes this series of 
annual compilations of data about Puerto Rico previously published by 
the Department of Agriculture and Commerce." - Preface. 
Tables include figures for 1938/39 on quantity and value of ship- 
ments of tomatoes, tomato paste and tomato juice from the United States 
to Puerto Rico (p. 20); quantity and value of exports of tomatoes, 
tomato paste and tomato juice from Puerto Rico to foreign countries (p. 34 
