Realizing the importance of the plant as the basis for selection, all our tomato fields 
were carefully examined in 1929. The best plants were staked, given numbers, and the 
seed from each plant was saved separately. 
Figure 2 —.4 Typical Select Tomato Plant —Note the uniformity of the tomatoes, the 
large yield of early fruits and the healthiness of the vine. -Alany hnnHrpH nf rhpsp w;prp 
selected and given numbers in 1929. 
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The following year, seed from each staked plant was’pl^tetk^^m^tely'^eFa-plot- 
grown of each selection. For four years, a system for the elimination of the poorer plant 
selections has been followed. This consists in: 
First —grading and weighing the fruits from each selection. 
Second —examining each plant for detection of disease and trueness to type. 
Third —examining the exterior and interior color of the ripe fruits. 
Fourth —careful notations on the shape and size of the fruits. 
Fifth —the internal structure of the fruits carefully examined. 
Since 1930, this elimination has been going on, the careful records taken every year, 
and the discarding of the plant selections which do not measure up to our very high stand¬ 
ards. It is no wonder that numerous tests at various State Agricultural Experiment 
Stations have shown that our Certified Tomato Seed is a superior product. 
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